Sunday 30th October Dear diary, I was so excited this morning because I was going to Spain with the school for the Erasmus+ project. My mum dropped me to school at 8:30 in the morning where I met the other girls and the teachers, we took a mini bus to Bristol airport and arrived there at 10:30am. So after arriving, we went through security where we decided to have some brunch at burger king. We didn’t realise the time so we had to run to the gate! I was out of breath but happy that we made it to the gate before it closed. After waiting a while we were allowed to board the plane, we flew with Ryan Air. Before very long we arrived at Malaga airport at 3:30pm (Spanish time). At the airport we collected our bags and went to meet the other countries in the project. We met Peppa (the head teacher of the Spanish school) and she walked us all to the coach that took us into Malaga Harbour. I thought it was beautiful! As a group we had food at one of the restaurants on the harbour front. At this point I was so tired after all the travelling so I was overjoyed when we caught the bus to the hotel.

Monday 31ST October Dear diary, Following a lovely night sleep, I woke up early to ensure I had breakfast. There was a wide range of options I could have but I chose to have a cooked breakfast. My favourite was the churro, it was delicious! Eventually, it was time to catch the city bus to Granada hospital for the welcoming ceremony. When we arrived there, we all went into the large lecture hall where we sat and listened to a number of presentations about the brain. Moments later, it was out turn to present our presentation on the brain. I was so nervous I had butterflies in my stomach but we stood up on the stage and I thought it went really well. Following the presentation we were praised for our effort from the professionals that watched us. Meanwhile, at the hospital we were fortunate enough to have a tour around the MRI and CT scanners which were very interesting to see. After that we met a number of neuroscientists and they showed us some brain cells! Around lunch time we visited the science park where we had the time to explore and look around it was fun! In the evening, we arrived at the hotel and went out for food dressed in our Halloween dresses.

Friday 4th November Dear diary, Sorry I have not been able to write regularly as I normally would, but I have been extremely busy exploring Spain and learning about their wonderful culture. As a result of the jam packed schedule, the last three days have become a bit of a blur, but I can recall a few key events which supported me with writing about the culture. These events that we took part in were:  An origami workshop

 Visiting Spanish education sites  Visiting the Education Minister  Visiting a Lahambra All of these experiences will be treasured by me forever.