The Art of Kissing

So the fun thing about travelling is experiencing different cultures. This leads to all sorts of amazingly awkward yet memorable situations. One of the most memorable experiences for our team so far has been...well, kissing. In France it was three, in Portugal two, and when we stepped off the van last night we discovered Spain is not to be left behind in the kissing world...they also go for both cheeks.

In some cultures you greet with a handshake, in others a hug, but for most of our team this kiss and greet thing is a new experience. Lila was prepared the most...but even in Chile it's just one.

So we'll share a little of what we've learned from the past few weeks of kissing. It goes like this, be afraid, be very afraid. Fortunately it goes pretty quickly and most people realize you're a foreigner and don't know what you are doing. When unsure whether the other person is going for the kiss or not, and there is a 50% chance that they are, it's best not to panic. However, as Erin found out the other day, if they hug you first, best to consider that hug as kiss Numero Uno and go straight for the second. If you don't, it leads to awkward almost full-on kisses....sometimes with children...and nobody is quite ready for that. As Lila puts it, best to go straight for the kiss because if you hesitate....it gets complicated.

While some of our team found this painful....you never know if the other person will actually make contact with your face or just the air....some of us found it fun...and some of us just really enjoyed making the kissy noises regardless.

There is more things that we can say... but they are private... no joke.
Anyway, in this moment we are preparing our team for Algeciras, Spain. And after we go to Italy... will be an interesting travel, long, but fun and exiting.