Getting Paper
When you’re only working 12 hours a week, even when you have a super long commute, well, you have plenty of free time. Between traveling, going out with friends, watching way too much illegally-downloaded...
Venga, Vale, Vamos Blog
Madrid, Ojalá Estuvieras Aquí
Madrid. The first place I fell head over heels in love with Spain, when I was there for a few days at the beginning of my Granada stay in 2006. The place I returned...
Farewell to a Friend
It is with deep sadness that I bid farewell forever to one of my dearest friends, my iPhone. Last Wednesday, I was thrilled to find in the mail my Sevici card. Sevici is a...
Lagos, Portugal
There seems to be a trend of my first trip out of Spain being to Portugal. That is, you know, if it happening twice makes it a trend. Two years ago, my trip to...
¡Excursión!
Who doesn’t love a field trip? Two weeks ago, I saved myself a bus ride to Villarrasa when the 1st through 6th graders at my colegio paid a visit to none other than my...
How the Seguro Was Won
You may recall from earlier this week that I opened a bank account at La Caixa, was told I was required to pay an 81.25€/year fee for seguro de vida (life insurance) to open...
Matalascañas
While the rest of the world is cooling off as fall begins, it’s still in the 90s here in Sevilla, so I knew I had to use my weekend to travel to a nearby...
Challenges
I’m living in an amazingly stunning city. Working only 12 hours a week is enough to cover all my expenses. I’m living my dream. Who could complain? Yet, as all expats know, it’s not...
