For me, one of the most interesting and eye-opening things this year has been hearing an outsider’s opinion of the United States. As we all experienced, everyone here was very interested in our election and the latest happenings in the campaigns always made the news here. I was constantly asked who I was voting for, which was often followed by a genuine desire to discuss our politics. Once Obama won, it made front page news here and was replayed all day on tv. Even now, when we tell someone that we are American, we often get a response including Obama. Through this and other discussions about the United States, I feel like I view the US more critically now than before coming here. Part of this is due to experiencing another culture and another way of doing things. With all the traveling that we have done this year and all that we have learned about Spain as well as Europe and the European Union. I think another reason is that I am outside the US instead of being surrounded by other Americans since it is often hard to critique something that you are a part of.
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