Differences between Quebec and Catalonia

There are many differences between a country and another one. Of course have positives things and negatives, when we are travelling we, most of time, see only the negatives. But I am not this kind of person and it is why I did this trip.

The first thing that surprised me here is the schedule of a day. It is very different! The school starts at 8:45 am and finish at a hour different depending of the day of the week. The classes are of one hour and there isn't breaks enter. We have a lunch at 2 or 3 o'clock and we have a supper at 9 or 10 o'clock! It is a big difference because in my home we have a dinner at 12 and we have supper at 5 or 6 pm. At 10 o'clock we are in the bed.

The second thing that impresses me is that the people are warmer here. In Quebec, a kiss girl to girl or men to men to tell hello it is impossible. The person will check you like if you are absolutely crazy. But, it is amazing to see how the teachers and students are close. How they talk together, how they laugh together, etc... In my school, the teachers are the teachers and you don't talk with them about what you did last weekend, you ask your question and that is all.

Another thing that is very different from my house, is that here the people do a lot of activities next the school. In Quebec most of the residents do one class in all the week or two. It is many differences between the Spanish day and the Canadian day. The first one is longer than the other one and the people do all the things faster.

During this journey have done many things and have seen a lot of places. Three months it is a lot at the beginning, but finally it isn't. I am happy to do this exchange and I am enjoying continuing it with three other months in Quebec with Irene.

                                                                                                                                     Élizabeth Asselin