Aren’t You Hot in That??? by Stefany M. Soltesz

After being in Sevilla for nearly two and a half months now, it still does not make sense to me how men and women travel to their professional jobs on a motorcycle while wearing suits, dress shoes, heels, and dresses. When I first arrived to Sevilla in August, I could not bear being in 100-degree weather even in shorts and a tank top. Each and every day, I would drink at least 6 bottles of water trying desperately to feel some type of cold. I was very impressed by these men and women in suits and dresses who would step off of their motorcycles still looking intact and ready for the day. I couldn’t help but imagine myself on the motorcycle with helmet hair, sweat dripping down my body, bugs flying in my face, and my nice dress flying in the wind and getting wrinkled. Seeing these men and women in the United States would be quite odd. Usually men on motorcycles wear casual attire such as jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt with sneakers. Typically, people going to work in a nice suit or dress would drive a car. Oftentimes, I do not see many women on motorcycles, especially alone. Usually if I do see a woman on a motorcycle, she is accompanied by a man. It is refreshing to see women riving motorcycles here. This is one aspect of the culture that I am still confused and intrigued by every day.