Blog 1

Learning spanish and the hispanic culture has been a very interesting learning process. I have learned that learning a second language does not only mean grammer and vocabulary. It also means learning about the lifestyle and traditions. For example instead of there being seven continents in most spanish cultures, there are only five. America, Africa, Australia, Europe, and Asia. North America is not used as a term refering to a continent because it is made up of Mexica, Canada, and the United States. I also found it interesting that there is 20 countries that have spanish as a official language. Also in America we greet each other my shaking hands or waving and in spanish culture they greet each other with a kiss and a hug individually and not doing so may be a sign of rudeness.