Gracias

It is quite impressive and moving to see that people actually read my posts and react to them. I love to receive your comments, and for that, GRACIAS.

Now, this takes me to another positive thing about Miami. Not for a European, but for a Spaniard. It is extremely easy to communicate with people around here. Although the Spanish they speak here is a tad different to the one we speak in Spain, being able to use it on a daily basis is great.

A couple of shocking and amusing examples: Watching man is translated into "Guachiman". The roof into "roofito", water heater into "guarajira"...

As I have mentioned before, I was living in Zurich for 5 years before I moved here. They speak German (well, Swiss German) there and the language barrier does make a difference. Receiving an official letter and not knowing what it said is quite an annoying feeling. I needed to ask a friend to help me whenever I needed to make an appointment with a plumber or a doctor...

But here in Miami, there are no language barriers. With English and Spanish, or even only with the latter, you can do everything and you dont feel any obstacles to do things.

Only in Miami.... or not(?). We are travelling now to some other places in the US and Spanish is all around. Power to us!