Preparing for the Camino: Why I’m Walking
Muuuuyyyyyy bien chicos! Raquel's morning greeting was accompanied with a slurp and the decapitation of the top quarter of Spain. "El Camino de Santiago is today's topic." I dutifully took…
The Sagrada Familia: Gaudi’s Obra Maestra
The Sagrada Familia is perhaps one of the most well-known construction sites in the world, as well as one of the longest running. Intended to be the obra maestra of…
Visiting Estepa: More Than Just Mantecados
I sometimes confused Estepona, a beach destination on the Costa del Sol, with Estepa, a town nuzzled up to a hill at the far reaches of the Seville province. During…
Tapa Thursdays: Huesos de Santos
As a self-confessed Halloweenie, I love things spooky, from cemeteries to haunted houses. Lucky for me, Spain celebrates a national holiday, Día de Todos los Santos, or All Saint's Day,…
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…
Uncovering the Romania Diaries
Every so often, I feel the need to open up my three big boxes of old lesson plans, phone bills and the millions of photocopies I've made of my college…