El Museo de las Ilusiones

I love the disfraction boards where you could see different patterns and rainbows of light through the panel of glass.

Belize

El Museo de las Ilusiones is near the Sede de la Universidad de Alicante. We only walked a few minutes, and we were already entering through the glass doors into a room where the souvenir shop was. There, we organized ourselves into two groups to visit the museum.

Something that seems not so conventional to me is that this museum is made for interaction. Kids need to touch things, move them, and analyze the small optical illusions that allow them to play with their minds. All these mental games made the students question reality. 

I really liked how interactive it was, it was really fun to not only see the ilusions but participate in them!

Elle

Sometimes, different perspectives or colors meant an image could have multiple reflections or shapes. 

The guide told us about how they had created the illusions, how a mirror in a strategic position could transform our view, and how the perspective and the place from which we look would make us have an image different from reality.  

Public transport 

In Spain, everything is relatively close. In America, everything seems far away. And all this is an illusion or a perception about distances. 

Sometimes, when you talk to local people to ask for directions to a place, they say, "It's very close, a 20-minute walk."

Students have to face this cultural difference. Walking everywhere and using public transportation, which is efficient and economical, gives them the security of moving around the city without any mishaps.