Complete shock. Disbelief. Fear. Helplessness. On November 9th, my roommate woke me up at 6:00am to tell me that Donald Trump was winning the general election over Hillary Clinton. Though election day had ended in Morocco, votes were still being counted in the US.

These past two weekends have been a little hectic!

Election Night in America!  Democracy in practice!  What an exciting time!  Or at least, it used to be?  

This past weekend, I was able to travel again and this time my destination was Morocco. Many friends who have studied abroad in Barcelona in the past, as well as some teachers at IES Abroad had recommended traveling to Morocco because it was a different cultural experience and was so beautiful. I decided to take the plunge with some friends and used a company which had scheduled trips that left from cities in Spain to Morocco.

Before I left for Buenos Aires, my study abroad adviser told me that not only would I be learning about Argentine culture during my semester abroad, but I would be unconsciously teaching Argentines about American culture at the same time. She explained that I might be the first American some Argentines have ever met, and that I should be prepared for them to ask me about elements of my culture or country that they find interesting or confusing.

She was right.

I should probably start this off on a little more of a positive note than the title suggests. Being a student in Spain isn't terrible. In fact, in most ways it's very similar to being a student in the US. Assignments are similar, the professors are all helpful, and the classes are about the same length. However, at the same time there are a few small things that do plague my life as a student here in Spain, so I decided to tell you all about them

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