A late August day
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…
Tag: Living in barcelona
Evening stroll
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…
I’m like that foreign exchange student you made fun of
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…
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…
Too Close for Comfort
I live in a very dense urban environment. My windowed balcony doors look across the narrow street into the neighbors same doors. I don't need much imagination to see how my neighbors live. The street is so narrow between the…