Spain Synopsis

July 8, 2008.


As all great things must come to an end, so did our adventurous trip to Spain for the International Zaragoza Water Expo.

This experience as a whole was an eye opener as well as life changing for me. I don’t have much traveling experience previously but through this trip I have learned a lot regarding the differences in cultures and attitude of people in Canada and Spain. Going back to the beginning of our trip it was really great to start off landing in Madrid, although we did have to wait in the airport due to luggage delays. But never the less we were ready to take on whatever Spain had in store for us.

That same night we traveled to Zaragoza and every one had a sigh of relief. As soon as the sun hit the surface of our windows and our tired faces, it was time to get down to our real purpose of over sea traveling. After a hard day of adapting everyone got into the presentation gear and worked very hard that night rehearsing and taking a closer look at every little detail to make our presentation flawless as possible.

And before we knew it the big day had arrived and everyone was full of energy and confidence. As we had hoped, our presentation went very well and the applause from the audience reconfirmed it. At the end of that day one of our missions was complete and with the dawn of the next day we were back at the expo networking with all the different countries that were showcasing their presentations as well. As the clock winded down and days passed by our Zaragoza a trip also came to an end.

Never the less the water expo and all the experiences with it were amazing. If I am ever given the chance to attend another water expo, I will do it without a second thought. Although our tenure in Zaragoza expired, with it a new journey began for us in Barcelona where we spent a couple of our last days before heading home.

Barcelona is a very different city from Zaragoza. First and foremost the density of the population in Barcelona was jaw dropping. But our team enjoyed Barcelona just as much as Zaragoza as we traveled around the city and visited various famous breathtaking sites. One particular thing that cannot go unmentioned is the amazing night life - people never seemed to sleep. Just like Zaragoza our time winded down in Barcelona as well and it was time for us to say “adios” to Spain and “hola” to Toronto again.


- Amzad Khan