I just arrived in Spain for two weeks of work. Hopefully I’ll have a chance to see something besides the inside of a computer lab.

One of the things I enjoy most about visiting a country for the first time is seeing all the different ways something can be done, and trying to figure out what something is supposed to do. It’s also a little humbling when it takes you 5 minute to figure out how to turn on the lights.

Notes so far:

I’m glad I’m not claustrophobic.

Taxi cab drivers know the words to American songs I’ve never heard before.

Even the “Second nicest hotel in Barcelona” can have paper-thin walls.

Tipping 20% is a HUGE deal.

A whole hotel can share one DSL connection.

I talk too fast.

Three cars can fit across two lanes.

A cup of coffee is really a shot of espresso.

America could be more environmentally friendly.

Spain is beautiful.