¡Bienvenidos!

The topic of my blog will be Spanish culture and how it differs from American culture. A couple of years ago, I was able to travel to Spain to spend time with a Spanish friend. While there, I observed many things that distinguished American from Spanish culture. I'm looking forward to exploring these differences further to gain a better understanding of the Spanish. I intend to learn more about Spanish culture, why it differs from my own culture, and what accounts for those differences. While in Spain, I noticed the different meal times, the duration of the meals, work hours, siesta, among many other different things. I look forward to delving into the reasons why the Spanish eat dinner so late and why they are allowed a nap in the middle of the afternoon, while all of America is still working. Spanish culture fascinates me, as I am a Spanish minor, and I think it would be a great cross-cultural encounter for me to experience and write about before I travel there again next fall. I'd like to understand Spanish culture more before I am submerged in their culture. This is a cultural encounter for me because although I am somewhat familiar with the culture, I do not fully understand it. I will learn about Spanish culture through my previous observations of it, conversations and surveys of/with Spanish peoples, and research. I think using all of these methodologies will strengthen my understanding of the culture because they are all diverse ways of learning about cultures.