· Defining Culture and Expectations . What is culture? What do you know already about Spain and Spanish culture? What do you hope to learn and gain from the upcoming experience of living in Spain for four weeks? Culture includes the totality of a society’s beliefs, practices, art, history, government, achievement, and moral standards of daily life. That is to say culture is the content of a society that shapes its constituents’ ideas, beliefs, and practices. Currently, I am familiar with popular artists from Spain. I have seen several works of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali who are both Spanish painters. I am also somewhat familiar with the government and Spain and know that the prime minister is currently Pedro Sanchez. In terms of moral standards and religion, Spain is predominantly Catholic with the majority of citizens identifying as Roman Catholic. I am eager and ready to depart for Spain and hope to learn and gain new persp...