Bull Flight
Extracurricular activities at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain.
The baby bull sees red and starts up. Stephanie turns in flight, literally off the ground.
Stephanie attended the Universidad de Salamanca for six weeks to study Spanish language and culture. Part of the Iberian culture is bull fighting, as everybody knows. So she and some of her classmates made a field trip to see how the bulls are raised. One of the young bulls took an immediate fondness for Stephanie. The feeling was not mutual. Notice the expressions on the faces of the spectators, two of whom are well protected.
Carpe diem. Vivere bene! Gratia Deo.
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John Bermont
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Stephanie's Report
Today we went to the country and messed around with a baby bull. We were in the bull ring. We were all around it trying to get its attention. Finally towards the end it chased me. The place is called Picadero Valverde, near Alba de Tormes. It's a place in the country where they raise bulls. We went into a field filled with bulls, but of course we were on a truck, not walking through them. It was sooo much fun. The place is run by a husband and wife whose son is actually a bullfighter They played a video and educated us on bullfighting. It's not as vile as I thought it was. The restaurant there was filled with pictures of bullfighters and their son's first bullfighter outfit. There are about ten massive bull heads mounted on the wall. I think that was my best experience so far. Some people are going to Pomplona tonight to run tomorrow morning but there wasn't room in the car. I know there's no way I'm running so I didn't need to go anyway.
More from Stephanie
She was 20 then, in 2008. Stephanie has spend many summers in Europe and brings back impressions for the next generation to share on my website. She has been flying solo to Italy as an unaccompanied minor (UM) nearly every year since she was 7. See Unaccompanied Minor. She stays with her aunt Anita and family, near Milan. In the past few years she has done some impressive train travel around Europe. Many of her photos are peppered throughout this web site.
Have a good trip!
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