Autonomous Community Spotlight: Las Islas Canarias
Not one to make travel goals, I did make one when coming to Spain: visit all 17 autonomous communities at least once before going home. While Madrid, Barcelona and Seville…
Under the Loop
Dealing with Reverse Culture Shock (or, why my country confuses me)
When my phone buzzed with a friend inquiring where I was, I had an excuse for being late: I was overwhelmed with being back in the US and had gone…
Americana Overload: A Weekend at Road America
It's a family legend that my father took my mother to a swap meet on their first date. A blind date. Nancy, a sworn non-drinker, coped by downing piña coladas…
A Very un-Sevillano Summer
I knew I had become the proverbial 'fish out of water' (or perhaps toro out of España) when I hopped in the car for the first time yesterday. My mom's…
Spain Snapshots: The Guadalupe Monastery of Cáceres
Many great places in Spain are seeped in legends, mentioned in texts or venerated by the insane queues at its ticket offices (I'm looking at you, Alhambra). For me, the…
Big news: I bought a house in Spain!
I have a new hell. The foreigner's office has been officially replaced with a new place that wants to make me rip my hair out: IKEA. You see, I bought…