{"id":100,"date":"2022-07-25T07:27:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/?p=100"},"modified":"2022-07-28T06:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T11:23:34","slug":"100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/valencia-spain-summer-2022\/2022\/07\/25\/100\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience in Spain(Community)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Spain and their love for togetherness and community\/things I found troubling.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I made a little snippet on YouTube about San-Juan festival and how the band brought everyone together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"At the Show Playa de la Patacona   Jun 23, 2022\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/La0DdAv8RsU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Everything about this video is absolutely beautiful. I love the sense of togetherness that everyone has. This city has a knack for bringing people together. This is done in many ways. whether it is eating tapas together, or dancing together. Everyone gathered on the night of san-Juan to celebrate the change from spring to summer. There were fireworks, music, bonfires, and more. It was a joyful moment. A highlight of the night was the band. Something about it was heartwarming. I loved the mannerisms of the players, they bent down, turned around, switched parts, just to entertain the people of valencia. I was reminded of my time in Ghana The band especially brought back memories because I was a part of a youth group band in which I was a drum major. I loved that what I did because everyone has eyes on you and you draw people to your community and culture. The skills and talent disappeared when I came to America because everything that is done individually. I felt like a completely changed person when I came at first.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another presentation of joy in Valencia community happened when some friends and I went to Poblats Mar\u00edtims on the beach to get paella. When we were there, someone randomly turned on a big speaker and everyone joined in and danced. It was so beautiful how they can party anywhere. I mean anywhere. I had to dance too because the DJ really knew how to get people up on their knees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have said some positive things I noticed in Valencia. Now, I am going to talk about the bad things that I found troubling to me as a black-African girl. Two-weeks into the program, I needed to change my hairstyle so I started looking for places where I could find proper hair extensions that would help me. I could not find any. This is because there are not a lot of African people in Valencia. To get what I needed, I had to go to Barcelona, which was quite pricey. I found that troubling that I cannot embrace certain parts of myself in the city of Valencia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain and their love for togetherness and community\/things I found troubling. I made a little snippet on YouTube about San-Juan festival and how the band brought everyone together. 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