Hey guys! I hope every one is doing well. Spain is amazing-I'm loving it here, but it's definitely very challenging as well. I'm a pretty social person and I enjoy meeting new people, especially people from different countries, but it is soooo hard to speak Spanish all of the time and listen to conversations because they talk so fast (normal speed to them). Plus, it seems like every building and room that I have been in in Spain echoes every little sound...I don't think I've been in a place yet that has carpet, so sounds aren't absorbed at all. So this makes for a very difficult task of straining to hear someone talk to me when I am already straining to listen when it is quieter! Haha! But the people here are very patient and kind.
... read more