Día de Febrero

Today, wednesday the 10th of February is my last day here at ISEM in Madrid.
It feels like yesterday that I arrived here at the office and found my place at the Fashion School. I must say that I have learnt a lot and experienced a lot of different things during my relativly short stay here. One thing I know for sure, is that I will never forget my time here in Madrid. This city has become my favorite city, everything from the culture, the smells, the the streets, the clouds and the lighting. I could go on for hours talking about everything I have seen and felt here in Madrid but I will focus on my work place in this article.

Even if I don´t know the fashion world very well, I have always had an impression that there is sometimes a hidden agenda and that there is two sides to everything. Well, there is always two sides to every case, but I have seen and experienced that it is possible to preserve good values while at the same time working in a sector that many would say is more "superficial". Here at ISEM, the "team" is honest, open, friendly and down to earth. They work as a team and make sure everyone is doing well, helping eachother out as much as they can. A good example for the future fashion and business leaders that are educated here at ISEM.

Some things that I have learned during my stay, is how businesses work and how interlinked business and fashion truly is. I have enjoyed classes about how to lead a team, how to make a group of people co-work and in what you can be a good leader. These have been very interesting for me as I am very interested in human relations and group psychology.

We have had something I call "creativity classes", where different "artists" have showed us new ways of using or senses, working in a team and exploiting our creativity. These ones were always very entertaining for me and the students.
I also worked as a photographer for ISEM and enjoyed it a lot as it is one of my favorite things to do, and we used a lot of the pictures for the blog, the webpage and the Schools folder.
I have been very fortunate to meet designers, arquitects, musicians and a lot of creative and interesting people that I would never have met if it weren´t not for the classes at ISEM.

All in all, I am confident to say that I have experienced a once-in-a lifetime experience that I am very grateful for, and that I know that all I have learnt will come well in hand once I start my own career, and also later in life.

Clases de Creatividad/Creativity Classes

Para la gente de Habla Hispana:

Todos los viernes recibimos personalidades creativas en ISEM. El viernes pasado no fue la excepción cuando un grupo de música impartió una clase muy creativa, con la que todos disfrutamos.
El grupo de música se llama “Música para todos” y se compone de Marta, su hermano Pedro y Juan Miguel.
Los alumnos de ISEM debían crear una "Orquesta", con tan solo algunos instrumentos sencillos y una experiencia básica en el terreno musical.
Al principio, el auditorio sonó más como un patio de colegio, pero poco a poco iba apareciendo el ritmo, la melodía y algo parecido a la música.
“Música para todos” es la solución perfecta para fortalecer el espíritu de equipo, mejorar el ambiente de trabajo, y ser más eficientes. La música libera el estrés, ayuda relajarse y deja paso a la espontaneidad.

Durante la sesión, los alumnos se dividieron en grupos y se les hizo entrega de instrumentos en función de una escena a interpretar. Los instrumentos tenían distintas tonalidades y lograron coordinarse y crear melodías en las que todos tenían algo que decir. “Música para todos” es un programa educativo y pedagógico que tiene como objetivo permitir la creación de la música en distintos ambientes y en cada situación de todos los días, y sobre todo demostrar como la suma de las partes tiene como resultado la música del equipo.

For the Anglofones:

Every Friday we receive creative minds here at ISEM. Last Friday was no exception when a musical group held a very creative class that we all enjoyed.
The music group is called “Music for everyone” and includes Marta Alfaro, her brother Pedro and Juan Miguel.
The alumni at ISEM had to create an “orchestra”, with only some instruments and no real experience in the field of music.
At first, the auditorium sounded more like a school yard, but little by little, the rhythm and melody appeared, and something sounding like music also did.
“Music for everyone” is the perfect solution to strengthen team spirit, improve the work ambiance and the efficiency. Music liberates stress, helps you relax and gives way to a more spontaneous way of thinking.

During the session, the alumni were divided into groups and were given instruments according to what sort of scene they were to interpret. “Music for everyone” is an educative and pedagogical program that has as an objective to allow the creation of music in every part and situation of every day life, and more important to prove how the sum of team efforts can result in team-music.

have a look/listen: http://musicaparatodos.eu/