Balancing Studying Abroad and Ultimate Frisbee in 格拉纳达,西班牙 

在…的中心 格拉纳达,西班牙, amidst the vibrant culture and rich history, I found my place on the Ultimate Frisbee team.

阿尔罕布拉城的终极氛围. Where every toss tells a tale of teamwork and unity! 

与团队建立联系

The journey started with practices on Mondays and Thursdays which helped create a routine in my new 宝博体育 城市. This team introduced me to a 社区 that redefined my understanding of Spanish friendships and a whole new world of 语言障碍.  

从Albaicín到终点区, my team worked together to navigate 格拉纳达's historic streets and our frisbee fields together.

作为团队的新人, I initially had a hard time communicating with my teammates, but I got the hang of connecting to my new friends in different ways. 尽管存在这些障碍, the shared passion for Ultimate Frisbee created an immediate sense of belonging. The field transformed into a universal language, where the disc 和 chemistry of our movements spoke louder than words.

格拉纳达’s culture became clearer as I had a disc in hand with contagious smiles running around me.

我成了一个伟大的观察者, paying attention to the movement of their throws, 捕获, and maneuvers which made me feel like I was right at home. The smiles on everyone on this team helped a bit too.  

While language may have been a challenge on this team, I connected to other 宝博体育 students around the world in so many ways.

One distinctive memory of being on the 格拉纳达 Ultimate Frisbee team was the post-practice tradition of tapas. This became a weekly Spanish lesson as we all laughed and tried to understand very broken languages. 餐前小吃带来了飞盘, 社区, 和西班牙文化的结合, truly showing me the life these beautiful people will continue to live as I leave my 宝博体育 experience.  

I felt as though I was on a journey of 格拉纳达’s cobblestones with the power of a disc in hand.

我们这一季的重头戏

The highlight of our season arrived in April when the team hosted the 格拉纳达 Ultimate Frisbee tournament.

Needed many tapas rounds after this game… just tired looking at this picture.   

Over two amazing days, we faced off against six different teams who traveled from all over 西班牙, each bringing their own 宝博体育 students and excellent frisbee technique to the field. 这是一次真正的国外飞盘体验.  

Spinning dreams, chasing discs, and making memories under the Spanish sun. 

最后, my experience with the 格拉纳达 Ultimate Frisbee team was truly a cultural immersion, 这是个人成长的旅程, and a newfound need to visit my teammates in the future. 我们交谈, discussed and laughed after every game in this tournament to appreciate the opposing team and give our spirit awards. 

这是我一天中最喜欢的部分. 

当我回想起我和团队在一起的时光, I realize that the true beauty of this experience lies in the connections made, 吸取的教训, 和 留学友谊 我在格拉纳达极限飞盘队赚的钱.  

唱着著名的格兰纳德队的颂歌. 我们的船长Nefta是指定的尖叫者. 你好，你好! 

腿很累, 脚痛, arms weak but spirit of the game with Granayd was too infectious to let that stop you. Los amos chicos <3