Things that make Spain smart...
-They are very environmentally conscious...for example, the doors on the metro don't automatically open..you have to manually do it if you want to get off at that stop..so not every door opens at every stop (like the el in the chicago..and every other subway i've been on in the states)...so its saving energy.
-A lot of the lights here go off after a certain amount of time....we turn on the lights in hallways of our apartment complex when we arrive and they shut off after about 10 minutes...saving electricity... .smart, yes?
-I know this isn't everyone in Spain, but all of the senoras in our homestays are veryyy strict about how long each child can shower...some even stand outside the bathroom with a watch and knock when its been 5 minutes..no joke!
-I know we've all known this for a while...but the US reaaaallllyyy needs to start teaching kids different languages starting in like, kindergarden...My teacher's son goes to The German School of Madrid...so all the classes are in German. However, each child is required to take two other languages, so he is taking Spanish and English...So, he is 8 years old and is tri-lingual..isn't that crazy? I think the US needs to get over themselves in thinking that speaking just English is enough, and that it is "the universal language"....come onnnn...get with it...alright I'm done.