Since the exchange rate of the euro for the dollar dropped after paying for the program, our directors were able to buy tickets for all of the ISU students to visit the Oceanographic Museum, Science Museum, and an IMAX theater. They divided the students into two groups, and on Monday after classes, my group visited the Oceanographic Museum. I have not been to that many aquariums before, but I thought it was definitely well-worth the visit. The exhibits and aquariums were divided by the primary seas, and my favorite was the Mediterranean Section. I found it the most interesting and insightful, but it might be due to the fact that I have not noticed many zoos or aquariums in the U.S. with a focus on this area. There was also an everglades exhibit which I found slightly amusing since I actually visited the everglades with my dad this past winter. Before heading back home, we watched a pretty cool dolphin show.
On Tuesday, we visited the Science Museum. However, I felt like there was not adequate time to see everything. I barely made it through one of the floors, and there were three. The third floor is where I spent most of my time. It contained a chromosome forest in which there were displays of giant chromosomes and specific genes, and around each ¨tree,¨ there were exhibits and information about the gene and how it affects humans, hereditary diseases, etc.
Yesterday we left at 3 for the Biology Field Trip to Javea, a Mediterranean City 1.5 hours south of Valencia via bus, where we studied seashore fauna and the geological coastline evolution. It was so beautiful and different from the sandy beach in Valencia. There were plunging cliffs, crashing waves, and rich variations of color. After climbing around the rocky coastline and learning about the ecology and geology, our professor bought us tinto de verano and some calamari at one of the local cafes before getting back to the university around 10 pm. It was a pretty sweet field trip, if I do say so myself.
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