3-2 victory !!

On his 13th birthday my son (with my wife) flew to Barcelona, Spain for fútbol/soccer games, training and exploring (more on this later). He played 4 games yesterday (2 games each at U13 and U14 levels).

The following is a photo and text message his coach sent to the parent WhatsApp group distribution list:

A proud father I am!  Great example of sports diplomacy! The international education researcher in me can't help but to think deeply about the impact this experience will have on all of those boys in that photo, Spanish boys in green & my son's team in white.

27 years ago today my wife and I began our relationship with a kiss on a street corner in Valladolid, Spain while we were studying abroad!

Photo taken on top of the Alcázar of Segovia in March, 1991

Back to Castilla – Video of the Week

In searching for videos to highlight in future video of the week segments I thought I would search for Forum on Education Abroad as I thought it might be good to highlight the Forum on the last day of the conference!  I came across a great video created by John Aslanian during the Crossing Borders, Creating Culture: Digital Storytelling & Study Abroad workshop at the Forum conference on Wednesday.  I really like this video and wish I had the skills to put something like this together!  Perhaps I’ll be able to get back on the Forum conference circuit next year and take advantage of this workshop should it be offered again next year.  Additionally, I studied abroad in Valladolid, Spain and visited many of the sites shown in the video!