So a few days before I left for Memphis last week I had a conversation with an acquaintance that went something like this: Her: So where are you going? Me: Memphis. Her: Memphis… ewwww… Me: What’s wrong with Memphis? Her: There’s just nothing there. Me: Well I’m staying with a friend so if it’s really […]
Tag: travel
7 things you can only do when you are NOT traveling
I spent last year teaching English in Madrid (you probably already know this). The year wound down in June and on June 28 I moved all of my stuff out of the Madrid apartment and, well, traveled. I had no address, no kitchen, no reliable internet, no specific plans to speak of. I left my bags […]
Cincinnati: food in middle-America
I switched continents on you. Sorry. I’m taking an indefinite break from teaching English and traveling and I have returned to the home of my youth. More to come on that, but first–Cincinnati. I took advantage of my early days at home to tag along with my parents to visit my youngest brother who is […]
Morocco: where the mattresses are really hard
About a month ago I went to Morocco. I was really looking forward to the trip; I spent all year in Spain wanting to go there, plus it was my birthday trip! All of my friends who had been to Morocco eagerly told me about the wonderful food, beautiful architecture, and how CHEAP everything was. […]
I either have anemia or travel fatigue
I have travelled a lot. I studied in Argentina, worked in Mexico and Spain. But in all of those cases I had my own room, my own kitchen, my own toilet seat. Weekend trips happened often, but at the end of the trip I always came back to shower in my own shower with no flip […]
My life is kind of like The English Patient…
I told my mom that I’m going to Morocco for a few weeks. And she asked, What are you going to do in Morocco? Me: Go to the desert (hand motion mimicking sand dunes, whatever you imagine that to be). Mom: Oh my gosh, like in The English Patient. Me: Exactly like The English Patient.
The Great Debate: preterite versus imperfect
In case you forgot (or blocked it out of your memory) in Spanish there are two past tenses: preterite and imperfect. It has always been difficult for me (and for most native English speakers, I’d imagine) to figure out which to use. Well a few months ago when I was still working at a Spanish […]
The sunset at the end of the world
Last night I watched the sun set in the Atlantic Ocean. It was cool. It went down kind of groggily because the clouds and the stratosphere were getting in the way. It’s funny ’cause at the moment that the sun was going down here in Fisterra it was approximately 2:40pm where you are (always 7 […]
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 […]
El Camino de Santiago: the basics
I owe you all a post. Actually I owe you more than a post. I owe you a post and lots of chocolate. Well here’s a post until I get a hold of lots of chocolate and your addresses. I spent pretty much all of July following those yellow arrows like in the picture above. […]
Anne Foster 