{"id":9766,"date":"2015-07-02T16:48:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T16:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=9766"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:16:03","slug":"the-matador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/the-matador\/","title":{"rendered":"The Matador"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 2nd, after our language classes, we had a guest lecturer, a professional matador. He told us all about his career, and shared with us his tools of the trade, except for a live bull of course. While bullfighting is controversial from an animal rights perspective, I was fascinated to learn about the ceremony and artistry of this centuries-old Spanish tradition. Chase and I even got to try our hand at some of the matador&#8217;s moves! 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