One Month

Well dang, I've been here for almost a month now. At this point in my last Spanish adventure, we were packing our bags and leaving. But this time, the party has just begun. God only knows what adventures await me.

Speaking of adventures and party, I swear we do more here than just enjoy the nightlife. There's so much to see. Por ejemplo, we visited the beach today in Nerja. I swam in the sea, in January. Do you know how cool that is?

It wasn't even that cold!

Other small things I've been noticing as I've been assimilating to life here in Spain.
1) I underestimated the amount of importance lunch holds. My mom had to go to the hospital, but she made me eat my lunch as she was being taken in the ambulance. Like, legitimately yelled at me. -_-
2) Tourism is a huge deal. It's actually the third most visited country, behind the US and France. The south of Spain, such as where I live and the ocean, is actually a primarily tourism-based economy. It kind of brought back memories of Mallorca nearly four years ago, when the resort towns had few native residents of their own.
3) Spanish people like bread. And oranges. Always expect to eat at least one.
4) Everyone claims to be Catholic, but only about half go. I have yet to see it's effect on daily life here.
5) Americans are much nicer. That doesn't mean Spanish people aren't nice, but it's a lot harder to talk with a native by just shooting the breeze. This makes interaction with authentic Spaniards difficult. It takes two to tango.

Jacob