Everybody who’s old enough remembers exactly where they were when the towers fell; I was in fifth grade at school, they sent us home home with the excuse they were spraying the field with chemicals; my friend Owen came home with me; my mom sent… Read More »The World Trade Center Memorial
For two years now I’ve wanted to go to Segovia, ever since I planned on going to Spain. I had read about it in one of the travel guides and became enthralled by the aqueduct and castle. Segovia is only about an hour bus ride… Read More »Segovia At Last!
A friend of mine, Vanessa (former neighbor) works in a bodega in the town over, so me and another friend of mine, Tim decided to go see her and take one of her tours. A bodega is where they make, process, and store the wine. The one she works… Read More »Saturday Fun Day! First Bodega Visit, Sherry, Fish and Sun
Somebody, man or women, adult or teenager, has gone around the center of Jerez spray painting a jellyfish inside a fishbowl or a beer glass; they have no remorse for their canvas as it can be found on anything, anywhere. I first started noticing them… Read More »The Jellyfishbowl Tagger
Last Saturday I took a day trip with some friends to see some pretty cool natural geological formations and some man-made creations. It was a looooong day, we left Jerez at 7:45am and returned at 8pm, but it was well worth it. The first stop: La… Read More »La Gruta, Las Minas and Niebla
The Feria It’s hard to put into words the feeling of excitement, the Jerezanos love, or the profound impact the feria has on the people of Jerez. The feria is bigger than Semana Santa, it’s eight unforgettable days of horses, wines, rebujitos (a mixture of tio pepe fino and 7 up), sevillanas… Read More »The Most Anticipated Fiesta
I was lucky enough to have been invited to Cordoba by one of the teachers I have conversation classes with for one of the best times to be in Córdoba, La Fiesta de los Patios. From the 2nd of May to the 15th the patios or courtyards of… Read More »The City of Flowers, Córdoba
After living in a certain place for a long enough time you adapt to that culture and way of life, but sometimes there will always be those things that you find funny and unusual; things that stay with you no matter the time, here are 8 of them:… Read More »Strange Things the Spanish Do
Semana Santa is the celebration that takes place the week leading up to Easter; it is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across Andalucia. Processions of elaborately decorated pasos “float-like structures” adorned with Jesus and Mary, groups of pointy-hood wearing penitentes, the aroma of incense and… Read More »The Phenomenom of Semana Santa in Andalucia
Granada of course is a city with more than just free tapas, it is a city to be explored, a city to wander, a city to get lost in. “Quien no ha visto Granada, no ha visto nada” (Who hasn’t seen Granada hasn’t seen anything)… Read More »Granada, It’s more than just free tapas