During my experience in Spain, I have learned many interesting things regarding how business is done in this country. I learned a lot about this in the classroom, however, I also learned a lot from my own experiences with businesses here. The majority of the businesses I came in contact with were restaurants and I found out very quickly that a lot of them operate differently than restaurants in the United States. While the aspect of taking a siesta during the middle of the day is not really practiced anymore, I noticed that a lot of restaurants and supermarkets are closed from 2:00 pm-5:00 pm. This is something that is very different from the United States. While some shops and restaurants closed mid-day, I noticed that in order to make up for it, a lot of restaurants stayed open until around 1:00 am. This is significantly later than what most United States restaurants close at. Another nuance of Spanish businesses that I learned regarded the mandatory holiday leave, and time-off that employees receive from companies in this country. In the United States, the average employee receives around 10-12 days of paid time off. However, in Spain, employers are required to give their employees 30 days of paid leave, and 12 days of paid public holidays each year. That is something that shocked me having grown up in America and grown accustomed to the lower amount of paid time off. Another nuance that I learned was that in Spain, many of the companies are structured in a hierarchical and individualistic way. That is something that is very different from how many United States companies are run since teamwork is something that a lot of American companies try to implement in their structure. Lastly, Spanish and American companies differ when doing business when it comes to working hours. For example, in the United States, many high demanding jobs such as investment banking, high-level law, and accounting, expect their employees to work long and strenuous hours during the week. It is not uncommon for these types of employees to have weeks where they work 70-80 hours. However, this is not the case in Spain. Spanish culture values family time which is why their work-life balance is considered to be above average. This is why most employees have a typical working day of 9 am-1:30 pm, and then again from 5:00 pm-8:00 pm. This is drastically different from the United States. This difference in work-life balance is also shown through the majority of businesses being closed on Sundays, and work weeks ending relatively early on Friday. All in all, there are many different nuances that occur from doing business in Spain when compared to the United States. Overall, the majority of these nuances that I noticed occur in the work-life balance of Spanish companies. I really enjoyed learning about this particular nuance because I believe that some professions in the United States could use a better work-life balance that gives their employees more time to spend with their families and personal hobbies.?