Valencia, Spain
Cordie and I were in this beautiful city for 9 days, both working for a sleep medicine congress (conference) every single day except for the day we arrived and the day we left. 
It was much busier than I expected but after working the first 8 hour day we were ready for the 12-15 hour days to follow. It became normal for us to leave our hotel before the sun rose and after it had gone down again…making the most of being around the people we were working with and helping the attendees of the conference find their way around, filming their symposiums, recording their teachings and enjoying hearing stories of the lives they live as doctors. Below is the congress center we were in everyday and some of the sessions/exhibitors in the building.
I was ‘in charge’ of a group of hired host/hostess from the ‘Palacio de Congreso’ which is where the congress was held along with some Medical Students from the Catholic University of Valencia. They were amazing and those of us working the registration/front of the house were thankful for their ability to not only speak the languages that they know but also for all of their help! 
The pictures to follow is from the Opening Ceremony which was held at there Opera House-Valencia has some amazing Architecture and this building being only one of them! There were fireworks and tapas after an opera show which was my very first time seeing one and I only wished I knew what the beautiful words meant.
Us at the end of our first really long day.
The nice thing about being able to help Cordie with filming the sessions was I learned a lot about sleep disorders… got to ask questions directly to the professionals that have spent years studying sleep and partaking in clinical studies…
Below are a few of the things that helped me survive the week… great coffee.. fruit and fresh croissants (yes almost everyday I had one) and of course seeing my husband at the end of each day.
