"Strange" People

When you go to a foreign country you expect the people to be “strange” because the food is “strange,” the schedule is “strange,” and the traditions and cultures are “strange.” Everything is "strange" to us when we step out of our comfort zone but after speaking with several people I’ve noticed that we are similar to Spaniards.

I’m a young woman who has an ambition to do great things with her life, but I’m also a young, SINGLE woman searching for my soul mate. Everyone wants love in their life right? Well in the realm of love, Spaniards, and Americans… we are the same. Spaniards love I mean love Americans because it is something they don’t usually see. In their eyes, we are foreign “strange” creatures but in our eyes we are normal and vice versa, but of course that is logical. (There’s a certain social psychology theory for this but I’ve been learning so much Spanish today my brain can’t function in English. That’s a wonderful sign for my grade in Spanish.) The fantasies that women and men of all countries are relatively all the same. We wish to meet our soul mate that is from another country in another country. I’ve come to find out that Spanish girls love the blonde-hair, blue-eyed stereotypical look of American boys. My fellow American friend Ali Paine (go read her blog) and I love the dark skinned, dark haired pretty boy look of the Spaniards. One of our tutors said it was going to be easy to find our future husband here, all we have to do is tell every guy that we are from America; it’s a done deal.

As far as music, Spaniards are obsessed with American music. Every store you walk into they are playing Rhianna or Ke$ha. I haven’t gotten the full effect of experience how they get down in the club but I’m sure I will in due time.

Food: a common word known around the world. Spaniards love American food, especially our drive-thru menus. Our tutor went around one day and asked us what our favorite food in America was; come to find out she loved chipotle and of course she liked the famous Tex-Mex food. Americans think that Spaniards love spicy foods but it’s the complete opposite. A lot of seasoning is used in the food but it doesn’t have spicy tastes.

Americans, Spaniards, Germans, English, Australian, etc., all have something in common—we are all human beings created and put on this earth. When you go visit another country, even another state in the U.S., try and learn about the “strange” people. You become wiser and you also gain a better perspective of the world.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. -Friedrich Nietzsche

Love,
Caroline (The girl who doesn’t have enough time to go out and meet Spanish boys because of her Spanish homework.)