Friday, 29th April: Italians students had come to IES Julian Zarco, so first of all was to visit them for the same facilities. Then we went to introduce our company and online business plan in the auditorium where other classmates and the center's director were. After the presentation, we went to eat, all together, a rich paella that we had prepared at the institute.
After lunch we went to visit Mota, the first thing we visited were the famous windmills where they were taught how they worked and some of our colleagues performed the famous scene of Don Quixote in the mills. And to finish the afternoon we went to the Tercia where our companions returned to play another scene of Don Quixote when he is knighted.
At night, he had prepared a surprise party for Aldo, Italian student, who turned 18, which guests attended many of us and in which we had a great time.
Saturday, 30th April: Our destination: Ruidera. The first stop was the cave of Montesinos, place with lots of history inside of our great character "Don Quixote". Within it we saw stalactites and stalagmites, bats, different forms taken both rocks and clay and limestone after carbonation. After playing a bit of hiking touring one of the routes that made Don Quixote. We went to eat at the gaps and there we could watch and enjoy some of the beautiful landscapes that nature provides us.
To finish the route we visit El Toboso, Dulcinea village. There, taking advantage of the fourth centenary of Don Quixote, we could enjoy a representation of the novel by Cervantes (made by Italian students), walk the streets of the village and see the medieval market, which enjoyed the Italians people.
Sunday, 1st May: We went to Alicante. The trip was very entertaining because it served more to know each other and make strong our friendship. After 3 hours bus trip we stayed in our respective hotels. Finally, to top off the day we visited the boardwalk and took a walk along the beach.
Monday, 2nd May: Early, we are visiting ACTIU furniture factory, a company that has another way to see the production process of your furniture. We were in fitters worked and elaborated watching their handmade products. We then visited the offices and given a pep talk about our future and our professional ambition. Finally we were able to test their products and verify if they meet the characteristics that show.
After the visit to ACTIU, we went to visit the Holy Trinity Galleon in Alicante. After lunch we had a couple of free hours that some used to go to the beach, shopping, hotel, or relax in ...
At 17:00 they started the activities proposed by the company edify. The first activity was a talk / reflection on the importance of architecture and emotions that cause us. The next and last activity was a walk through Alicante and the steep climb to the castle from where you could see the whole city with wonderful views.
Tuesday, 3rd May: We started the day with an explanation of the importance of architecture in advertising and how it affects this. After about half an hour of exposure of contents, we get together in groups of four people (Italian and Spanish) to record an advertisement. We had until 17:00 pm to finish our spot. At that time we show all our partners, we explain how we did it and we gave and received criticism about our videos. This activity we liked them all, because it served to approach a little closer to our colleagues and to know much better, as we had agreed that we would do, how we were going to do, record us among us, etc.
Wednesday, 4th May: Last day of our Erasmus + project, and ended with a visit to the chocolate factory VALUE. We could see its facilities, production rooms and ended up seeing a museum of the factory. Finally we offered chocolate to taste and buy some of their products, since both smell chocolate whole visit was mouthwatering and we could not help it.
We said goodbye to a group of people who may not return ever see, but which we keep a nice memory and certainly not forget this experience because it has been positive in all aspects.