Seville Snapshots: Horse Carriages
Last night, after my friend Karen's book party, I fell asleep curled up listening to a heavy downpour while I hogged both sides of the bed. For someone who craves…
Tapa Thursdays: The Effervescent Jamón Ibérico
Some thing are just better experienced than written about. Among my favorite moments of my five years in Spain are the "early nights" that turn into café con leche as…
Seville Snapshots: Santa Catalina Church
When my friend Nancy came to visit nearly five years ago, she had two goals in mind: to not eat anything with a head on it, and to see as…
Sampling Spanish Food: Five Must-Try Tapas
As Seville competes for the World Capital of Tapas, a nod which would give the city another UNESCO World Heritage mention, restaurants and tapas bars around the city are adapting…
Learning a Language for Love
Ven, gorda, que te voy a dar un beso. Enrique held his arms outstretched as I let the words slowly formulate a sentence in English in my head. When they…
Seville Snapshots: Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz
Having just arrived in the southwestern Spanish village of Arcos de la Frontera with a government grant to teach English, the first two thoughts that I crossed my mind were…