There is no such thing as Starbucks here. The closest thing is called "coffee americano". Small (very small) cups of coffee are common here, but because they're small they're designed to be strong. Espresso is an example. These little dentist cup sized coffee can be bought from restaurants, cafés, and vending machines. Yep, vending machines. Don't ask me how that works, but for .30 € I got one and it was not that bad.
In class today we learned that Spanish people like to go on their honeymoons to cold places (i.e. Russia & New York City). Because they have heat and sunshine so often here in the southern part of Spain, it's no vacation to them to go to Cancun, they'd rather go somewhere with a change of scenery.
Here, people like to talk ALOT. They need to go out, get a drink, and share their problems with other people. It's how they cope and handle their problems. I guess it's better than keeping it all bottled in!
I forgot to mention this last week when I met the aupair family, and was reminded when today my teacher mentioned they don't have bears here. When I was in the car with the mother and older daughter, the daughter asked about all the bears. The mom laughed, and said "I told you, we know America from what we see in the movies!" I laughed and told them I've only seen a bear at the zoo before, and not in the wild. Apparently there's a lot of movies made in the US with bears in them and I just haven't seen any of them.
I'd also like to end that in the duration of writing this I was able to enjoy some nice, freshly popped popcorn that I found in the mercado today. It could use a little bit more butter, but the saltiness was perfect.