{"id":1486,"date":"2021-08-30T10:54:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T14:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2022-02-19T17:56:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T22:56:47","slug":"around-the-world-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2021\/08\/30\/around-the-world-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World &#8211; Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3><strong>SPAIN <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1282\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain-624x390.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Southwest Europe<br \/>\nCapital: Madrid<br \/>\nLanguages: Spanish (plus recognized regional languages)<br \/>\nReligion(s): Christianity<br \/>\n(predominantly Roman Catholic)<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/map_spain.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/map_spain-300x240.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a>COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Spanish people love to talk and are usually considered to be friendly, happy and open.<\/li>\n<li>Spanish people are generally willing to get involved and to try new things.<\/li>\n<li>Most Spanish au pair applicants decide to travel abroad after finishing their degree, so they are in their twenties when they apply to the program. They are very attracted to the USA and its culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>FUN FACTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Twelve Grapes is a Spanish tradition which takes place at midnight on New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-12-Grapes-Chris-Oakley-flickr.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/a>the tradition consists of eating a grape with each \u00a0bell strike and, according to the tradition, that leads to a year of prosperity!<\/li>\n<li>Spain is well known for its Holy Week traditions, so the Easter Break (or Semana Santa) is an exciting, fun-filled time in Spain with processions and celebrations going on well into the early hours!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1285\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr-624x415.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/Spain-Tommie-Hansen-flickr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a>Spain is famous for its stunning islands, and millions of people worldwide travel to its islands each year \u2013 the Spanish themselves consider their islands \u201cparadise.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>USEFUL PHRASES:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>How are you? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bfC\u00f3mo est\u00e1s?<\/li>\n<li>Fine, thanks.:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bien, gracias.<\/li>\n<li>My name is\u2026: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Me llamo \u2026<\/li>\n<li>Nice to meet you.:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Encantado\/a de conocerte.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you.:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gracias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">Photos by: Chris Oakley {flickr}; Tommie Hansen {flickr}<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPAIN <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/spain.png\"><\/a> Southwest Europe Capital: Madrid Languages: Spanish (plus recognized regional languages) Religion(s): Christianity (predominantly Roman Catholic) <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/09\/map_spain.gif\"><\/a>COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: Spanish people love to talk and are usually considered to be friendly, happy and open. 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