An open love letter to Barcelona

Barcelona, I really hate that you insist upon construction work dragging on every day until what most people consider to be nighttime. For example, it is now 8:30pm and there is some ridiculously loud drilling going on in the flat…

Spanish red tape

One of the most frustrating things about living here are the hurdles (aka red tape) the Spanish bureaucracy forces you to jump through. Spain is world famous for this, and if you have been reading this blog, you will have a taste…

Spain and the Average Physique

I enjoy the sentiment here that people are born looking a certain way, and that the particular certain way doesn’t define who a person is, so natural appearances aren’t messed with too badly (other than from certain socio-economics groups like…

Eight reasons I live in Spain.

  In no particular order, here are some things I am appreciating at the moment about living in Spain. 1-Cursing. There is plenty of cursing in everyday speech here in Spain, from classrooms to courthouses. It is part of the…