Daily life in Barcelona, Spain including people, places, routines, oddities and everything I love (and sometimes hate) about living here.
In my early years of living here, the smallest acceptance or kindness would mean so much. Before I arrived, I took certain (OK many) things for granted. After arriving, and even still today, it's quite simple to make me happy:…
1 PM on a late August day. Walking through the old part of the city on a hot and still day. You can feel it will rain soon, the air has that quiet weight to it and you can smell…
I frequently take a twilight stroll through my neighborhood in summer. This twilight hour is between 8:30 and 9:30PM, and it's when everyone comes out. Last night was a typical walk and it went like this: I go down my…
"So when are you coming home?" As an expat, this is a question you will hear a lot. Out of all the expats I know, there is just a small handful who actually have an answer to this question. And…
...because I would like to notch it down, just a tad. Let me explain. Shouting is literally (and I don't use that word as a misuse of the word figuratively. I mean Literally with a capital L) considered a normal…
