Seville Snapshots: Focusing on the Future
Alright, alright. I know these are supposed to be pictures of Spain and Seville. I'm on my way there, so cool down! But today is Labor Day, and I'm in…
Saying Goodbye
You might say my mind has been made up since last August. For the first time in my six flights from America to Spain, I cried boarding. Normally, I'm equipped…
Seville Snapshots: Pasaje de Miguel Mañara
Remember learning idioms as a kid? Trying not to laugh when thinking about looking at a horse in the mouth, or having it come straight from another horse's mouth? My…
a tabloid report on the court case
How to Learn English
9:15 am and my students are as listless as ever. Javi grumbles under his breath as he surrenders his iPod to me. I fiddle with the thing, feeling much, much older than…
What to do With Outdated Travel Guides
I learned the hard way just how tedious and difficult it can be to research a guidebook. After study abroad in Spain and reading every.single.page. of Let's Go Spain 2005,…
92 Reasons to visit Seville
In working on an article for The Spain Scoop, I paid a visit to the Seville Tourism Board's website. On the main page, to coincide with the World's Fair in…