When I lived in Spain I taught English lessons to one of the French teachers, Javier, and his son Yann. The lessons happened at their kitchen table, at which Yann truly struggled to remain seated for the whole thirty minutes. When Yann left Javier and I would usually just chat in English. I learned a […]
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El Camino de Santiago: photos
Day 1: San Sebastian to Zumaia Day 2: Zumaia to Markina Day 4: I took a break in Bilbao Day 5: Bilbao to Islares Day 7: Guemes to Queveda Day 8: San Vicente to La Paz Day 9: La Paz to San Esteban Day 10: San Esteban to Deva Day 12: Gijón to Avilés Day […]
The very Spanish experience of getting hit on
Typical Thursday: I wake up at 8am, commute one hour to work, teach four hours of class, which includes telling the students to stop prying the letters off of the keyboards, spend two hours lesson planning, give a private class, commute one hour home and from the metro stop I walk uphill to my apartment […]
Haircuts/I am still young and naive
Getting my hair cut still makes me nervous. Let’s be real: a stranger is wielding scissors against my hair. Now imagine haircut + non-native language. That makes for a fun time. I’ve had a few of these experiences outside the U.S., including once when I cut off about twelve inches. That was in Mexico in […]
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