Thursday, December 10, 2015

outside reading

12/10/15
 
 
For this outside reading, I looked up an analysis the Camino de Santiago based on drawings, pictures, and personal observations recorded during a July 2014 pilgrimage. The author believes that the Camino can teach humankind how our built environment can preserve human experience. She states that to earn a compostela, the minimum distance a pilgrim must walk is 100 kilometers which is established by the church. She claims that long-distance pilgrims and short-distance pilgrims are forced to interact, causing tension because of each group's different reasons and values as to why they are experiencing the Camino. However, the convergence of pilgrims in the albergues or hostels is an opportunity to preserve the Camino experience. Her analysis is meant to examine the albergues located along the entire route and how they support and/or undermine the qualities of the Camino.  Her study led to determining that some albergues were more successful in preserving the experience than others. The albergues that were more successful were the ones smaller in size and in general, more simple. The ones that were less successful offered too many resources or facilities, which took away from the experience of the Camino. 
 
 



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