A few differences

In spanish class this morning we were playing Bingo to learn more vocabulary. Jessica, Jesse, and I noticed that there are a lot of words that we learned in our Spanish classes in the US that are not the same here. We had all learned pastel as cake in America but here it is caque (pronounced cake-ay)...also I don't think I spelled it correctly. We are also not learning the vosotros form for verbs because they do not use that form in Central America. The word for socks is different as well.

Families live a lot closer together as well. In my house the there is the grandma, her daughter, the daughters kids, and one of the grandma's sons. Across the street lives another one of the grandma's sons with his son. Familly walks in and out of the house all the time.

The sidewalks are not well kept either. There is a lot of broken glass and tile littering the streets. There are a lot of holes and pot holes in both the streets and the sidewalks. It is necessary to be very careful when you are walking around so you don't trip over yourself.

My family does not turn any of their lights on in the house unless it is absolutely necessary. Most of the time I think that it is going to be dark outside but it is always so bright.

I am getting used to the differences and learning to appreciate them for sure.