This March break, 11 students and two faculty members are traveling to Spain to explore the life and works of Teresa de Ávila, a renowned Spanish mystic. Please enjoy the blog post below from Adannia ’27 about what the group experienced on their first day in Tordesillas, Spain, as they explored the town’s cobblestone streets, enjoyed local cuisine, and visited a family-owned shoe shop with a rich history:
After a three-hour flight delay, and a seven-hour flight we finally made it to Spain and were able to start our trip. When we arrived in Spain we drove two hours to Castilla y Léon, the biggest region in Spain, which is where we are going to be spending the majority of our trip. The town we spent the majority of our day in was called Tordesillas. The first cool thing I noticed when I got to the town was that on top of all the buildings were stork nests as well as storks.
As we walked through the windy cobblestone roads, we made our way to a small restaurant. The food we were served included some amazing ham, cheese, a salad, garlic chicken and fries, and then when given the option for deserts I chose a desert called natillas—a vanilla custard with cinnamon. After lunch we made our way to a shoe shop called Artesanía del Calzado, where we were given custom sandals made by the owner of the store, whose family had been making shoes for five generations. While in the shoe shop, we were told about the shoemaker’s history as well as the materials he used to make our sandals. Lastly, before we had left the shoe shop, we took a trip down the bodega of the shoe shop, which was used as a wine cellar. Overall, that sums up our afternoon in Spain.
