Autonomous Community Spotlight: The Principality of Asturias
Not one to make travel goals, I did make one when coming to Spain: travel to all 17 autonomous communities at least once before going home. While Madrid, Barcelona and…
Seville Snapshots: el Manque Pierda and the Crónica of a Season to Forget
To say that Betis has had a season to forget - plagued by injuries, three different coaches and bad luck with referees - is an understatement. Before the team even…
International Book Day and Seven MORE Books on Spain
Back when I was a floundering, wannabe guiri, I made two trips a week to my local library back home, checking out every book and DVD about Spain. Reading up…
Spain Snapshots: Garganta la Olla, the gorgeous extremeño pueblo you’ve never, ever heard of
There was only one real reason why we stopped: it was sunny and just about 1pm, which meant it was beer hour. Snaking down the one-lane highway that led from…
FluentU – Learning Spanish Through Video
The best day in high school Spanish class was "La Catrina" day. Profe would stockpile those episodes freshman year until she had absolutely no willpower against nearly 30 teenagers with…
India: The Dream I Didn’t Know I Had
Have you ever dreamed about a place you didn't even know you wanted to visit? When Hayley mentioned the idea of going to Asia for Holy Week, I figured it…