Observations

I have now been in spain for 11 days. Though I don't think that is enough time to judge Spain as a country or the Spaniards as a group of people, I do think I can make some observations on at least the area I'm in.

First, we eat a lot of meat here. Every meal besides breakfast. Now this might seem like my brother Alex's dream, but me...not so much. Always meat, meat, meat...oh and of course on the rare occasion...meat!

Everyone is always out in the streets. Since Miranda is a little town, there is a town center where most people know at least half the other people. Whenever we walk somewhere my host family runs into at least 20 other people they know.

Like expected, there is a lot of smoking here. During the snack breaks we get in school(not lunch, we eat that at 3 once at home) everyone is smoking right on the school steps. This isn't something I was shocked at after going to Montclair High where everyone smoked across the street from the school( though at the Mount I never saw one person smoking on campus(ahhh to many schoools to keep track of!!)) Anyway Ive seen teens smoking in the street while they stop and give Aunts and little cousins of theirs hugs...with a cigarette in their hand.

Fashion wise, for the people my age. Across the body bags are very big, which I anticipated and luckily brought one. Everyone wears converse( my host sister owns a pair in almost every color). Most people wear straight leg or skinny jeans. Nothing real different from the U.S. Very casual. I haven't seen to many kids at school decked out in expensive label brands or anything.

Other than that I am going to Madrid this weekend with all the other exchange students for a rotary meeting. Then comes my second week of school. Once I get through that I'll do another blog about how school is going, ya know with the whole me not really understanding the language everything is thought in thing...

xoxo