NEW ORLEANS – As we acknowledge the National Day of Spain, October 12, we have a look again at the Tulane University Athletics Department’s return to Spain over the summer season for a examine overseas expertise with 38 student-athletes and 6 workers members in tow. The Study Abroad program is generously supported by longtime Tulane Athletics’ supporters Jill H. and Avram A. Glazer.
During the 13-day journey throughout the nation the student-athletes got the chance to discover quite a lot of landmarks all through Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona. The distinctive expertise blended sports activities, tradition, and lecturers by way of guided excursions, cultural actions, and immersive studying.
From the tutorial perspective of the journey the student-athletes participated within the SLAM 4830 – Sport Leadership & Culture: Heroes, Icons, and Global Influence class taught by Tulane University professor Dr. Marcus Coleman. The student-athletes additionally attended visitor lectures on gender and sport in Spain, psychological well being and inequality, and the enterprise and efficiency sides of athletics.
Away from the classroom, the Green Wave student-athletes toured three of the foremost cities in Spain making stops in Madrid, Valencia, and Barcelona. Some of the highlights from the journey included strolling excursions of Madrid’s metropolis heart and Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, a catamaran cruise on the Mediterranean, a hands-on paella cooking class, and an thrilling La Liga match at Villarreal.
This sports-centered examine overseas program gave student-athletes the prospect to expertise new cultures, achieve world views, and construct lasting reminiscences whereas representing Tulane University Athletics on a world stage. Here from present Tulane student-athletes Bella Griffin (seashore volleyball), Skylar Ensign (seashore volleyball), and Sam Howard (soccer) about their experiences in Spain within the video beneath.