Category: Spain
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You say tomato and I say tomato
Differences in culture are probably the most interesting things to observe. Things accepted in one place would be ridiculed in another. Countries, states, cities and even neighborhoods have their own cultures. The culture of Spain has thrown me for a loop entirely. Salamanca is a small city but is home to one of the largest…
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¡Olé!
Flamenco is something everyone in Spain should experience. Salamanca has a newly constructed hall about a 20 minute walk outside the city. We walked quickly there as we had spend the afternoon drinking wine in the Plaza Mayor and desperately needed a bathroom. The show begins and the first thing I notice isn’t the dancing.…
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School?
Yesterday I was reminded of the reason I am really here: classes. As a normal person of my generation I rely solely on my telephone alarm to wake me up. Since I don’t have my great Alman Brother’s “Ramblin’ Man” ring tone that I have become classicly conditioned to, this was going to be interesting.…
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Bienvenidos!
SPAIN!!! Thank God the traveling is over. The flight was fine, although I may have restless leg syndrome. I befriended a woman who teachers college age military guys English, she said she’d friend me because they love Americans (yay friends!). After falling asleep on the floor of the aeroperto and the bus we were finally…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 