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Yesterday's adventure in Portugal included a visit to the Lisbon Quake Museum, where we learned about the 1755 earthquake. While there, we visited rooms that simulate the ground shaking of the earthquake and we learned about the response and recovery plans that were implemented in the aftermath of this disaster.

Later in the day, we took a guided tour of Belem and visited the Belem Tower.

And today, we met with members of the US Embassy in Lisbon to learn about how they protect citizens abroad and their strategies for communicating with the public. It was an amazing and engaging talk.

It's been a wonderful study abroad experience!

EMDS faculty member Julie Elliott represented the program and the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware at the 51st Annual Natural Hazards Workshop in Broomfield, Colorado. Her poster caught the attention of many workshop participants, leading to lively conversations and positive feedback from colleagues working in hazards and disaster research around the world.

EMDS faculty member Tristan Lin and students Brandon Boeth and Jenna Ash-Dean represented the program at the 51st Annual Natural Hazards Workshop in Broomfield, Colorado. Their research poster attracted many attention from attendees, generating enthusiastic discussions and receiving positive feedback from scholars and practitioners across the hazards and disaster research community around the world.

I can't think of a better way to end our week in Barcelona than to combine emergency management and futbol ⚽.

We started the day with an amazing tour of the Directorate General for Civil Protection's Emergency Operations Center. From there we visited the Spotify Camp Nou Stadium, which is home to FC Barcelona.

Bon dia!

What another great day studying in Spain! Today we visited the Office of Civil Protection, which oversees emergency management activities in the region of Catalonia. We learned a lot about wildfire mitigation and how emergency management is structured in the region.

The past two days, we have also received great lectures and city tours by Dr. Francesc Munoz, a professor of Urban Geography at Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona. Today we learned about some of the climate adaptation strategies implemented in Barcelona to mitigate the effects of high heat and flooding. It was an amazing tour.

Day 2 in Spain did not disappoint. We visited a fire station, Sagrada Familia, and the Casa Battlo Gaudi house. And we had a great lecture on wildfire risk and emergency management structure in Spain. Flat Scrappy even made an appearance 🦅🦅🦅

The study abroad class had an amazing first full day in Spain. Today we beat the jet lag by travelling 1.5 hours outside of Barcelona to Parc Natural de la Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa.

Once there, we hiked to the top of Santa Margarida volcano and then down into it's crater. We then visited Santa Pau, an old medieval town near multiple volcanos.

It was great learning about the hazards present in the region. And we got our steps in at the same time!

We had a blast working the EMDS/EADP table at today's TEMC! It was great to connect with so many of our alumni.

We'll be back at the Exhibit Hall tomorrow, so please say hi! And don't forget the alumni and friends mixer tomorrow afternoon from 2:30-5:00 at The Flying Saucer.

Today, we honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.
In observance of Memorial Day, the university is closed.