Spanish Life as I see it

Blog about how living in Spain is from a Spaniard point of view. I will write about traditions, curiosities, news and everything related with Spain.

Entries from 2017-02-01 to 1 month

Spanish gypsies and non-gypsies living together

Gypsies are a very important part of Spanish culture. Actually, Flamenco is one of our most popular identifiers internationally, and gypsies have a lot to say about it. We could say there are two societies in Spain: non-gypsy and gypsy, an…

Spanish education, still in the XX century

There are a lot of European students that come to Spain to spend a year "studying" and partying. This is thanks to Erasmus grants that help students that want to study a year abroad. When you talk with them and you ask them about the cours…

Why Are Spaniards So Lazy?

There is a stereotype about Spaniards being lazy that is hard to remove. If you ask me, I don't think Spaniards are lazier than people in other countries, but we have some traditions that make us look like that. In the frist place we have …

3 Modern Book Authors in Spanish

Someone that is willing to read in Spanish, but that is not living in the country, may find hard to choose books or authors to read. Chances are that if you look online, you will just find classic authors. Most of the lists will suggest Ce…