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First day in Valencia: wet wet wet

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The first day of the final mobility in Spain for the K220 project “New Values of Democracy in Today's Europe” was a washout (literally, "passed by water"). The plans for the staggered reception of the delegations from Portugal, Romania, Poland, Croatia, and Greece throughout Sunday were disrupted by the red alert decreed in the Valencia region due to a cold drop (a weather phenomenon known as a gota fría), like the Scottish musical group from the 90s. As a preventive measure, the regional government suspended educational activities in the districts where heavy rainfall was predicted for Monday. The memory of the mud and the damage from the floods exactly 11 months ago led to such a radical decision. Nevertheless, the Erasmus spirit that permeates all the participants in this project meant that an outstanding challenge like this was overcome by the hard work of the Erasmus team and the management team of the Eduardo Primo Marqués Institute.  The spirit of Erasmus "tha...