Saturday was “Hispanidad (Hispanic) Day” Dia de la Hispanidad. Aka the National Day of Spain AKA Day Christopher Columbus’s Arrival in Americas Day. That’s right, while Americans have Monday off for Columbus Day, Spain has no day off because they always celebrate it on October 12th. While America uses the second Monday in October Spain … More Spain Sunday: Christopher Columbus
The perfect answer to a Spanish summer is a Spanish lager, but after nearly two years of living here, we still aren’t sure which we prefer. There are so many brands and styles available that it’s difficult to keep track of what we’ve already tried and which we prefer. So mainly to help ourselves, and … More The Great Spanish Beer Taste Test
Whether you are living in or just visiting a foreign country I think that it’s always worth getting to know some of the local music. It’s a great way to immerse yourself, and you will always think of your time abroad when you hear those songs again. I also recommend listening to music whenever you … More Spain’s Best Music Genres
I sat down and thought of things I wish I would’ve known before becoming a teacher abroad. Here’s the first five, there will be more because, you know, hindsight is 20-20. 1) It goes really fast I’m not sure why this is. I think it’s a combo of moving to a new place and the … More 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Teacher Abroad
I consider hand turkeys to be the one thing I can 100% say is American. People always say oh hamburgers or pizza but those are German and Italian. The saying goes “more American than apple pie” but apple pie actually comes from England. Baseball? Sure we did invent that one but it’s only America’s third … More Thanksgiving
We left Durango on Monday morning and didn’t get to Martos (our new home) until 7 pm on Thursday. This involved a … 9 hour drive to Denver (then spending the night) 9 hour flight to London (not Heathrow but the crappy low-cost-carrier Gatwick one) 3 hour layover there 2 hour 45 minute flight to … More Our Grand Adventure to Spain
