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
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
It’s always fun having one of your friends visit you in another country and it’s even better when they’re one of your closest. Last weekend was the beginning of Caranval in Cadiz so it was the perfect time for Christine to come, and luckily it… Read More »Christine Comes to Jerez!
A friend of mine was recently given the VW van pictured above, to use for some time. She met this French dude during Christmas break who after was leaving for the Canary Islands to hitchhike on boats across the Atlantic to the US, apparently people do this type… Read More »VWing to Arcos and Grazalema
This weekend has been a puente, so we didn’t have school on Monday and we also don’t today. Puente means bridge and in Spain it is either a 3 or 4 day weekend. It’s called this because it’s the bridge/break until the next vacation. Normally a… Read More »Ronda and Zahara de la Sierra