Hacienda Las Trancas

One of the most interesting places I have gone to, is my parents' hometown. My parents are from a small ranch in Guanajuato, Mexico called Trancas. In this small ranch, they have an hacienda. Haciendas, in my eyes, are the Mexican equivalent to the castles in Europe. These haciendas would be home to wealthy families, and people of importance. Hacienda Las Trancas is the most interesting place I have been to because of it's history. There are many legends that say that the Hacienda has a secret golden treasure hidden underground. Many have been in search of it for over 400 years, but no one has been able to find it. There are also stories of vary many historic people who have inhabited the hacienda, especially during the time of the Mexican Revolution. Every time I visit, I can't help but wonder what famouse historic figure stood where I would be standing. I can't help but wonder how much more different the land used to look before other people moved into the area.

Hacienda las Trancas is now a hotel/spa. It bring many people from around the world to experience a little piece of Mexico. I feel a great pride knowing that my roots come from a small town like Trancas.
Follow to link to see more pictues and learn a little bit more about Haciend Las Trancas.
http://www.haciendalastrancas.com/Hacienda_Las_Trancas/Home_Page.html

Howdy!

Howdy!

My name is Erik Granados and I'm an Urban Planning major from Austin, Texas. But more importantly, I'm a loud and proud member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2015. At this point in time, I'm not completely sure as to what I want to do after graduation. I have though about becoming a bilingual education teacher. I have also loved the idea of working with The City of Austin's planning department. Austin is my hometown which I completely love, and would love to go back and work making the city an even better place. When ever I have free time I read a few of the articles in this page to see how much Austin is improving. Follow the link below to read some articles if intersted.

http://impactnews.com/austin-metro 

 I have also thought about maybe even getting my masters in Land and Property Development. I mostly want to get a different perspective of what planning is. Most of the classes I have taken for urban planning have been mostly about sustainability and social issues. I think it'll be fun to see a different side to planning.

A little bit more about me, I like to dance and workout on my free time. An interesting thing about myself is that I dance folklorico. Folklorico is the traditional Mexican dancing usually depicted with women in big colorful dresses, and men in big sombreros. This past summer, I began running, and I now love it. I will be running my first 5K sometime this semester. The top thing in my bucket list, is to someday be able to do a triathlon.

I'm glad to be in this class and I'm excited to see what new things I will learn this semester.