The region of Galicia is an autonomous community of Spain, meaning it has a certain degree of independence from the Spanish central government in Madrid. This is because the region originally was its own independent territory with its own language and culture. Most people in the region have maintained this culture, and the language they speak is called Galego (Gallego in Spanish, Galician in English). Galego is similar to Spanish, but is actually closer to Portuguese, as these two languages were the same until about the 16th century. Almost everybody in Galicia also speaks Spanish, and most people speak both every day and use them interchangeably.
Spain is a part of the European Union and the Eurozone, so the currency here is the euro. One euro is worth around $1.10.
A bottle of water typically costs 1 or 1.50 euro.
I went to a restaurant with some friends, and I had a delicious plate of pork cutlets and roasted red peppers.
