Skills Sharpened:

Communication-Spanish Language

Communication skills increase substantially as the only way to interact is in the language you are learning. Living with a family forced me to face my fear of being wrong and speak through the discomfort.

Local Perspective

You get the opportunity to see how they view the city and their advice on how to experience it. The food that is cooked at home is often typical of the region and you get an experience and a knowledge of Spain from people of all ages with a family.

Adapting to change

Some norms like walking barefoot in the kitchen and leaving the lamp on in the other room may be okay at home, but these are typical pet peeves of Spanish moms. This is a small picture of a larger reality where I learned to adjust to Spanish norms of my household spoken and unspoken.