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…
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A run-down of Barcelona barrios (neighborhoods) One question I get often is "Where should I live in Barcelona?" to which my answer is: It depends. It depends on your lifestyle, what you are willing to pay, and which conveniences you…
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…
Remember that kid in high school? The one whose English you laughed at, not to mention the way she dressed and wore her hair? Maybe you said a few words to her in the lunch room or if her locker…
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…
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…
