Summer is underway.
The weather is heating up and the days are long, which means frequent trips to the beach. During the week, you head there after work to cool off and to give in to the gravity that has been pulling at…
Year: 2013
The visit home – Part II
I visit the US twice a year. Part I was the winter visit, now here is Part II - Summer. It is amazing how fast you adapt to the environment, especially if it is one you're already familiar with. When I…
Stop with the winter already….
Dear Spain, So...yesterday as I was running through what I thought was a break in the rain, actual hail ricocheted off my uncovered skull. I arrived to the cafe where I was meeting with my friend with wet hair and…
The cost of living in Barcelona question – answered!
About once a month in the winter and once a week during the 3 other seasons, I receive a question regarding the cost of living in Barcelona, usually in the form of: "What do you think is the minimum someone needs…
The average work day in Spain
The average work day in Spain is negotiating its way between tradition--when no air conditioning existed, the country was poor, and business was 99% local--and the present day, which sees multinational corporations making Spain their home and the technology industry…