From Iowa City to Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The featured couple Sam and Sarah.
Episode Synopsis
Sam and Sarah met after working together at a hotel in Iowa City, Iowa. After applying to an educational program in Spain to teach English, they are looking for a home near their work in Palma de Mallorca.
As a Household
They do however, fit into the 30% of Spain that lives in a 2-person household. As a couple without children they represent approximately 20% of Spain's population according to census data.
Sam and Laura as Immigrants
Sam and Laura do NOT belong to the usual group of immigrants that come to Spain as a whole. They are part of the group that immigrates from the United States and Canada as shown on the left and make up a very small minority of the total group that is moving to Spain.
| Value | Annual variation | |
|---|---|---|
| Total households | 18,472,800 | 0.4 |
| Average household size | 2.49 | -0.2 |
| Single person under 65 years of age | 2,726,500 | 0.8 |
| Single person of 65 years or more | 1,960,900 | 1.4 |
| Couple without children | 3,928,500 | 1.7 |
| Couple with children | 6,349,800 | 1.9 |
| Mother or father with children | 1,842,400 | -6.2 |
A Comparison of Maps
HGTV's representation of Palma De Mallorca places emphasis on the locations of the cathedral, the castle, and the parc by the ocean. The bus map highlights these places amongst many others in a much larger view of the city and it's surrounding neighborhoods (for example it shows the Gram Hotel).
Exploring Palma de Mallorca Musically
In this episode of HGTV's house hunters they chose to use a lot of Salsa music with heavy use of trumpet and fast pace. Spain is not presented with the same mystique as other locations such as England. Instead, the music is very fun, and relaxed and matches how the couple in the shot are partying on a boat on the ocean. Although music in Spain's top 10 charts on iTunes matches this fast pace, it does not use much trumpet instrumental. This indicates that the musical reference is a bit dated for the area.
Works Cited
El Número Medio De Hogares En España Aumentó En 66.700 Durante 2017 y Alcanzó Los 18.472.800 . Instituto Nacional De Estadistica, www.ine.es/prensa/ech_2017.pdf.
This spanish source from Spain's bureau of statistic was used to find data concerning immigration amongst other demographics about Spain.
“Mapa Autobuses Palma Mallorca.” Soymapas, soymapas.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mapa-autobuses-palma-mallorca.gif.< This spanish source about bus routes in Palma de Mallorca was used to identify points of interest.