Throughout being in Spain, almost all of our experiences were outside of a classroom. These focused on real-life applications of engineering to cultural visits. There were some pretty obvious lessons I learned, such as how to say basic phrases in Spanish, or to always bring water when going somewhere in Spain, however I learned other…
Author: George
Cultural and Societal Differences
Throughout the course of being in the Basque Country and Bilbao, I have seen a huge difference in society. The most major thing that I have seen is the difference in priorities. Here, it seems that people value having things for everyone, whereas in the US everyone is more focused on what the have for…
What I’ve Learned in Bilbao
My name is George Abbato, and I am a first year electrical engineering student in the Frederick Honors College. I am on the Plus3 Program in Bilbao, Spain. After five days in Bilbao, it is a great time to reflect on what I have learned so far, as well as how I still expect to…