The photo above is from 1984 when I was studying at the Universidad de Cordoba. Since that time, I have been an avid aficionado of all things Spanish, especially the history and culture of the nation. I wrote an undergraduate honors thesis on the historiography of Philip II (1556-1598) and I have visited on other occasions including 2011 when I took a Spring Break visit to mostly Andalucia with my two sons. The Camino de Santiago has fascinated me for years and it has been a personal “bucket list” item for most of that time.