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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 20th, 2013
On Tuesday, I had an intercambio session, my fourth in what may be a long series. Here’s how it works: on a local website, I post a simple bio including my level of Spanish speaking ability and my native tongue. Then I search the site for people who want to trade Spanish for English (rather […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2013
Montserrat is 48 km west of Barcelona and, while only 4,055 feet high, the mountain really stands out with nothing like it in the vicinity. The name Montserrat means “serrated mountain,” and one look at it makes you understand why. We have driven by and looked up a few times, on ventures to San Sebastian and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2013
Valencia sits 350 kilometers or a 3 hour drive south of Barcelona. Back in a rented Kia while making our way down the AP-7 and in between conjugating Spanish verbs in my head, I had scary visions that my first glass of orange juice in Valencia would not be fresh but concentrate. Still, orange trees […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2013
They study history in school, you prepare them for the trip ahead of time at home, Michelangelo and Cesar Augustus are finally becoming familiar, they see the wonderful sights, and what really makes it all worthwhile and memorable? A few guys carrying toilets down a street in Rome. Rome is a difficult city to navigate and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 16th, 2013
Our new hometown has a Roman past, so it was time to visit the motherland. Not all discount flights lead directly to Roma but Vueling presented us with a reasonably priced straight shot across the Mediterranean. A 3-day weekend made it all worthwhile, not to mention the easy 20 minute cab ride from home to the Barcelona […]