A few things on my mind

• Spanish people NEVER smile in pictures. It's so weird
• Dogs roam the streets (they are never on leashes here) but they are surprisingly well behaved.
• Parks are so cool here. We had some fun playing at one the other night. 

Liz and I on the coolest see saw I've ever seen

 Liz and I again

 

They have ellipticals and arm machines- it's crazy! 

The park we were at


        They had ping pong tables at the park we were at

•  People clean the streets here basically every day. They are always spraying them with water or sweeping (like they are below)

 

• People here don't seem to know that you walk on the right side of the road or move to the right when someone is by them.
• When I ask Julio (host dad) what he did today he says “fui a la calle” which means   he went to the street. This literally means he was out on the street, which I guess is similiar to our saying of "I went out" but I still find it interesting.
• Julio and Maria ask me if I want fruta (which is fruit) but instead of saying do you want an apple or banana or orange they clump all the fruits together and just say fruit.
• People wear shirts here with English writing and they have no idea what the words mean. I interpreted a shirt for Julio the other night at dinner. I'm not sure how long he had it but he seemed very happy to know what it said in English.
•  The Africans who immigrate here sell all kinds of stuff on the street (watches, sunglasses, belts) It's similar to how it is in New York
•  Speaking of New York, Sex in the city here is called Sexo in Nuevo York
• I'm still struggling understanding how people in Spain eat so slowly. I eat a salad every night before I have my main course and I pretty much catch up with Julio and Maria (or finish before them) and they only eat one plate! Either I'm the fastest eater ever or somethings up.