Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day in Seville
If my children ever ask me how their father and I met, I won't have much to tell (drunken exchange in a bar). The real romance is how we fell…
Seville Snapshots: When in Rome…
I have to admit that Seville has been less-than-inspiring lately. Between the master's and work, plus rainy weather and holing up with a recently-returned Novio, I've barely even been in…
Seville Snapshots: NO8DO and Seville’s Most Popular Urban Legend
Updated December 2025 Nuzzled beneath the seated San Fernando, San Isidoro, and San Leandro on Seville's city crest is the cryptic symbol: NO8DO. The city's motto, No madeja do, commonly…
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…
The Hardest Goodbye
Morgan almost never became our family dog. Nancy had her heart set on a black and brown furball that kept running into the sides of the cardboard box the half…