Day 2: 7/7/2023

This morning I woke up feeling very refreshed from my jet lag yesterday and headed down to the lobby for a nice breakfast. After breakfast the group got dressed and we headed off to our first business visit at a young logistics company named Estoko. Estoko is a logistics company that focuses on purchasing flexible and elastic warehouses for low prices and selling stocks/pallets for a profitable price. Estoko also prioritizes completing front desk warehousing operations, providing green logistics including decarbonization, and their server includes could-based architecture and artificial intelligence. Although Estoko has only been an operating company for two years they are already a profitable company and have four hundred plus warehouse spaces. At our visit we also took a tour of their 3D printers which were so cool. It blows my mind that a printer can now create concrete objects. Just a few examples of the things they create include a travel size saxophone, sunglasses, chess pieces, and various toys. After our visit we took the metro to have lunch at an authentic Spanish restaurant. I ordered the Catalan chicken which was so delicious. Then we went to the largest market in Barcelona with our guide Marga who took us on a tour of all the unique shops. Lastly, we visited a beautiful cathedral named La Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It was such a beautiful place and I enjoyed observing the gothic architecture and listening to Marga telling us about the history of the site. Overall, it was a great second day in Barcelona and I cannot wait to see what the third holds!