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How is Spain?

 Torre de Collserola, Barcelona We are enjoying our time here, exploring the culture and history of Barcelona, with long tasty lunches, a slow pace of life in general, exciting and inexpensive travel around Spain and Europe, a fresh and frustrating language that we are trying to conquer (do they speak more quickly than we do?), and new […]

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The Don Quijote Spanish Language School is treating me well; I am learning quickly and enjoying the life of a student, even doing my homework.  Still, I have yet to join my classmates late night at the clubs, but at least they invite me (knowing I won’t show up).  In this my fourth of six […]

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ESCUELA

School started today.  If MEM were nervous, they didn’t show it.  A new adventure that they may appreciate someday.  The first responses by all to “how was the first day?” were, “the food was terrible.”  They were on the meal plan, but looks as if we are switching to bag lunches.  It could be worse. […]

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Blade Runner

I shaved my beard.  Ten days of stubly growth were admittedly enough.  But, sadly the blade work came right before the new parents orientation at BFIS (Benjamin Franklin International School), indicating that I truly cared about my appearance.  The beard did look awful and caused some degree of discomfort.  Still, I had turned it into […]

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