The document discusses non-verbal communication in Spain. It notes that non-verbal communication can reinforce, substitute or contradict verbal behaviors and its meaning depends on culture. It describes Spain having a more polychronic concept of time that sees it as circular versus the US view of time as something that can be gained or lost. Spaniards prioritize leisure over focusing on the time.

1. Non-verbal
Commnication

2. In Spain
The majority of communication is nonverbal. Nonverbal communication can reinforce, substitute, or contradict verbal
behaviors. The meaning of nonverbal behaviors can change depending on the culture that one is in.
Chronemics is the concept of time and the rules that govern its use. The U.S. has more of a monochromic concept of time,
which is that time can be gained or lost. When spending some time here in Spain, I had to adjust a whole new concept of
time. Spain has more of a polychronic concept of time that sees it as circular and more holistic. Time here can never be
lost or gained, it just is. The concept of time is money is not seen in the Spaniards’ eyes, which is refreshing. I am still
adjusting to this new concept of time, but I prefer it to the hustle and bustle back home. I like that it is expected to sit and
chat at a café for hours and focus more on each others’ company rather than watching the time. Spaniards work in order to
play. That is one concept that I want to take with me when I return; the idea of leisure.

3. Disaster

4. Alcalá nightclub fire
The Alcalá 20 nightclub fire occurred 17 December 1983 at 4:45 a.m. at
Alcalá 20, a nightclub at number 20 of Calle de Alcalá in the centre of Madrid.
600 people were in the club at the time. 82 people were killed and 27 injured.
The charred remains of the labyrinthine four story subterranean club
remained intact but closed until 2003, when a major refurbishment was
started. A remodelled two-story club, named Adraba, opened on the site in
2005 with improved fire safety. However it was closed down by city
authorities after only three hours. In November 2007 the club was reopened,
but was closed down once again within a few hours by the authorities. The
club reopened under a new name in February 2010 after installing modern
fire safety devices.

5. Technological
Mysteries

6. Pascua’s island
A moai (the Rapanui: moai, sculpture or "to exist") is a monolithic statue that is only
found on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, belonging to the Region of Valparaiso (Chile).
The moai are the main attraction of this island.
Nobody knows how they came to the island, some theories say that primitive built
them to praise their gods. But others say that they were brought by
extraterrestrials. It is difficult to know the origin of the sculptures but it is hard to
believe that the aliens left there

7. Unusual
museum

8. Sex museum
While Amsterdam’s Sex Museum is suitable only for an adult audience, the
exhibits at the oldest sex museum are more cultural than raunchy. In a city known
for its booming Red Light district and live sex shows, this museum is filled with
paintings, photos, sculptures and other memorabilia that celebrate the history of
sex through the ages from the early days of Greek and Roman gods to historic
figures like the notorious Italian lover Casanova and Russia’s Catherine the Great
who was considered a nymphomaniac.

9. Endangered
Animal

10. Amur leopard
People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has
adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the species’ range. Similar to other
leopards, the Amur leopard can run at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour. This incredible animal has been
reported to leap more than 19 feet horizontally and up to 10 feet vertically.
The Amur leopard is solitary. Nimble-footed and strong, it carries and hides unfinished kills so that they are not
taken by other predators. It has been reported that some males stay with females after mating, and may even help
with rearing the young. Several males sometimes follow and fight over a female. They live for 10-15 years, and in
captivity up to 20 years. The Amur leopard is also known as the Far East leopard, the Manchurian leopard or the
Korean leopard

11. Home
Remedies

12. Reduce a fever
Sip linden flower tea, which works in two ways: It stimulates the hypothalamus
to better control your temperature, and it dilates blood vessels, inducing
sweating. Steep 1 tablespoon of dried herb (available in health food stores) in
a cup of hot water for 15 minutes, then sip. Drink three to four cups a day. If
you still run hot after a day of sipping tea, seek medical attention.
For a high fever (above 102°F), take a tepid bath, which simply cools the body
to match the water temperature. Bathe until your temperature decreases to
101° to 102°F, then sip linden flower tea to lower it even more.

13. Famous
Outlaws

14. Billy the Kid
In legend, Billy the Kid has been described as a vicious and ruthless
killer, an outlaw who died at the age of twenty-one, not before
raising havoc in the New Mexico Territory. It was said he took the
lives of twenty-one men, one for each year of his life, the first one
when he was just twelve years old. He was a rebel without a cause
who killed without reason. These and many more accusations of
callous acts are examples of the myth of Billy the Kid. In real form,
the Kid was not the cold-blooded killer he has been portrayed as,
but a young man who lived in a violent dog-eat-dog world, where
knowing how to use a gun was the difference between life and
death.

15. Trains in
Europe

16. The Castles of Britain
Discover the United Kingdom’s historic fortresses on this itinerary combining a
two-week BritRail pass with the Great British Heritage pass. You’ll get entry to 580
attractions, as you hop off for local touring. Start in Inverness, Scotland, near Loch
Ness, to tour Urquhart Castle. Continue south to Stirling Bridge, where William
Wallace triumphed over the English in 1297, and on to Edinburgh Castle. English
sights include Dover Castle, with its wartime tunnels. In Gwynedd, Wales, tour
Caernarfon Castle, a World Heritage site where the investiture of Prince Charles
was held.