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LATEST ARTICLES ( 30 )

• Blog Birthday 3: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish... On Hiatus in South...

  

  Valencia from above: Volando voy, volando vengo, vengo!It's my blog's 3-year anniversary! I made it. I made it to three years! Who would have predicted that?... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Teaching English as a Second Language, Pt. 4: Five Final Ready-Made Lessons

  

  Every language has its challenges, but spellingand pronunciation is the only nonsensical aspectof English that I ever find myself apologizing for.Schoooooool's... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pueblos Con Encanto: Peñíscola and the Papa Luna

  

  The iconic view of Peñíscola's seaside castle on a hillIf there are two towns that I consider to be an absolute must-visit for those who come to Valencia, they... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Valencia's Fallas 2014, Another Hangover Post

  

  This was my first year Instagramming Fallas, an interesting challenge. This picture was my most popular post.Another year, another Fallas hangover post. (The... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tortilla De Patatas: A Classic Spanish Dish

  

  If you haven't already visited her blog, Chic Soufflé regularly posts some delicious recipes there. It'll make you hungry to read it! Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES, TRAVEL

• What I Think About When I Talk About Running Or, Why It is Okay to Set Goals...

  

  Life is not a sprint.— English aphorismYo soy la meta.— Slogan for Valencia’s2013 Half MarathonI once heard Jim Yong Kim, a co-founder of Partners in Health,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2013 as the Instayear: A Look Back on My Year on Instagram

  

  One thing I try to avoid is taking "selfies", though when I do I try to have fun with it.This is the year of Instagram! In September this humble social media... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pueblos Con Encanto: La Alberca and the Sierra De Francia

  

  Sun setting on Miranda del Castañar and the Sierra de FranciaLast weekend I took a road trip to Salamanca, my first time there! Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Blog Birthday 2: The Underappreciated Posts

  

  This is my most popular picture so far on Instagram. It's my blog's 2-year anniversary! Two years ago today, my blog went live and my quest to counterbalance al... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Cityscape: An Architectural Tour of Valencia

  

  One of the perks of writing a blog are the unexpected social connections one makes, such as when readers reach out to me with questions about Valencia or Spain... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Becoming Spanish: From Expat to Immigrant

  

  Me dicen el clandestino Por no llevar papel Pa' una ciudad del norte Yo me fui a trabajar Mi vida la dejé Entre Ceuta y Gibraltar Soy una raya en el mar Fantasm... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Teaching English as a Second Language, Pt. 3: Five More Ready-made Lessons

  

  Some of the hazards of English acquisition in Spain. If you're not careful in this job market, they'll eat you up! Here is a third (and final? Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Hemingway Paradigm Is... Hispanomanía (100th Entry!)

  

  So every 25 entries or so I take a moment to pause from generating new content for the blog and reflect on why I started it, that is, to do my part to help... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Azulejomanía: Images of Sevilla Through Tile Art

  

  I visited Sevilla on the eve of Semana Santa, the subject of this tile display at the Plaza de España On my recent trip to Sevilla, I was trying to think of wha... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 'Valentia' and the Graphic Arts in Spain: Paco Roca, Javier Mariscal and Beyond

  

  Inside cover art from the graphic novel Valentia (2012). Last fall I went to an exhibit at Valencia's ever so hip MuVIM (Museu Valencià de la Il-lustració y de... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Teaching English as a Second Language, Part 2: Five (More) Ready-made Lessons

  

  The American Institute is whereI hatched most of these ideas.I great language school! Many of you seemed to have found my last entry on Teaching English useful. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 LANGUAGES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vivir Para Bloguearlo: Valencia Expat/Travel Blogger Meeting

  

  It is a brand new year, 2013 ("20" and "13" happen to be my lucky numbers!) and the very first thing I wanted to tell you all is that some friends and I are... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 TRAVEL

• Guest Post for Chic Soufflé: The Art of Oranges and Advertising

  

  Any of you who know me well, or, that is, who know my blogger-self well, will probably recognize my close friend and fellow Valencian blogger's name, Chic... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 TRAVEL

• Teaching English as a Second Language: Ten Ready-Made Lessons

  

  I can't remember what blogger or expat friend of mine said it, but I once heard someone claim that nearly every English speaker who passes through Spain will... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 TRAVEL

• The Tower Tour: 'Quedarse a La Luna De Valencia'

  

  Sunset view of Valencia's town center, seen from the Miguelete. Lit up on just to the right of center is La Lonja. Not long ago a friend from Paris visited me i... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 TRAVEL