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How to Learn English
9:15 am and my students are as listless as ever. Javi grumbles under his breath as he surrenders his iPod to me. I fiddle with the thing, feeling much, much older than my 24 years and trying to hide my utter terror as the screen flashed. David Guetta’s heart-pumping rhythms get some of their ears perked up, a few [...]
The Serendipity of Traveling in Galicia
I have oodles of serendipitous moments while traveling through Spain and the world beyond – from sharing a tanjine with a Berber man to rubbing shoulders with Falete (seriously, he literally brushed passed me on the street in a flare of flamboyant nonchalance). Camera in hand, belly full of food and with my dad or [...]
First Grade Woes (otherwise known as Camino de Santiago training)
I’ve completed my first fortnight of first grade. It’s been great – shorter days, longer patio breaks, no big surprises from kids I’ve already taught for a year. But, dios santo, am I tired! Last Friday, while walking home as the Iberian sun was high in the sky, I was carrying two bags full of books, [...]
The Unthinkable
I never had one of those “I dropped my phone into a full glass of whiskey/toilet/other how-electronics-and-liquids-don’t-mix” stories. Then, I took my Ts out in Coruna. In a desperate dash to use the toilet, I didn’t notice that I’d put my camera – newly repaired after six agonizing months of waiting – in my back [...]
Maria Pita: Hace Un Anyo
This is Plaza Maria Pita, the central square of La Coruna, the city I’m residing in this month. When showing my teachers around the town today, we stopped in the plaza to marvel at the grandiose town hall, the collonades and patrons the bars finishing their pulpo a la feira. A beautiful, open space that [...]
Santandisappointed
Camp ended and I had two choices: go to Sevilla and be bored and hot, or travel a bit through Northern Spain. I chose the later, obviously, and based my trip around two events: an overnight camping trip to Las Islas Ciés and a trip to Santander. I really just did it for Santander, since [...]
Tapeo por Leon
In life, we all find ourselves at crossroads. I’ll be honest: mine wasn’t life-changing or even that important, but it had to be made: Spend a day in the cheese and blood sausage capital of Spain, or one in a town with a big cathedral. Those of you who know me know I would have [...]
Vaya Campmento!
Sevilla is a frying pan in the summer. Nothing like leaving your air-conditioned apartment at 6pm to see this terrifying sight: I was suffocating from the heat, suffocating from boredom. July 10th couldn’t have come fast enough. I’m currently in La Coruna, Spain, a beautiful and quirky city on the northeast coast in the province [...]
A Coruna Bound
It’s here – my last sweaty week in Sevilla. The lazy summer groove has officially given away to scramble and panic: Packing and moving my things into Sanne’s room, a whirlwind of despedidas (goodbyes) and trying to spend as much time with Kike as I can before he goes pirate hunting again. Coupled with the [...]
Roadtrip Through Asturias
The nice thing about having two hours to prepare for a vacation when you´re coming from another is that your bag is almsot nearly packed. I didn´t need to run around trying to find my passport, pour shampoo into a travel bottle, or pack reading materials. Just a few pairs of clean undies and socks, [...]
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