The kitchen I was working at in Pais Vasco was pretty used to foreigners, we had a lot of cooks, from everywhere around the world. The Spanish are a bit... racist, for lack of a better term, against South Americans, so there is that, but it's assuredly not everyone. As a whole, the kitchen at Martin was pretty welcoming, as they're used to it, but a second restaurant I worked at was a bit less welcoming, and it was really tough having to deal with the stereotypes of Americans and women in general they held there. It's normal for the Michelin kitchens there to have foreign stagiers, so it is what it is.

San Sebastian is a heart breaker, I truly love that place. I would go back in a heartbeat, I loved the people and the food.