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Beach Therapy
After all the traipsing about in the rain I did (see Soggy), I caught a fairly nasty cold. It hit me the day I landed in Gibraltar and was still in full swing by the time I arrived in Cádiz. Fortunately my arrival in Cádiz was well timed with the end of the rain (at last), […]
Córdoba
Note: This post is 99% pictures. You’re welcome. After my short beach break in Nerja, I turned inland to visit Córdoba. I tried ride sharing and stayed in a hostel dormitory, both for the first time. The hostel, Bed&Be, turned out to be fantastic, and I met some really amazing people there who persuaded me […]
Soggy
It’s been raining across the whole Iberian Peninsula since May 6. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve been drenched. I’ve now purchased an umbrella and a poncho, which haven’t kept the rain at bay but have kept me from repeating the soaking I had walking to the bus station in Sevilla (and […]
Nerja
Nerja was my first stop after Granada. I decided to ease into things with a short stay at the beach and my first ever stay at a hostel. I booked a private room at EasyNerja Hostel, and ended up with a six bed dorm room to myself. Naturally, I tried all the beds to find […]
28 Days of Spanish Updates
Those of you who follow me on Facebook have had the (mis?)fortune of seeing my daily updates about what I learned (or did) each day during the Spanish course. Here’s the whole list in one place: Aprendo “vale” Aprendo “deberes” 😱 Aprendo las palabras para las frecuencias Aprendo localizaciones. (Y practico muchos verbos. 😰) Aprendo el futuro […]
On the Road Again
I left Granada on Monday and am doing a series of short stays over the next weeks. First stop was Nerja, where I spent a lovely day and a half enjoying the sun and sea. Also caves. Nerja has a lovely series of caves that have interesting geological formations and archeological significance. (There is some very […]
Spanish Language School – Week Four
Last week was my fourth and final week of Spanish classes. My class saw more change (a new professor and new students) but not a lot of new material. We spent the week practicing and reviewing the two past tenses we’d learned the previous weeks, which I found a bit frustrating. (The practice was very, […]
Spanish Language School – Week Three
Two new students this week, but otherwise it was business as usual. Week three covered: more past tense! additional practice with pretérito perfecto and the introduction of pretérito indefinido pronouns for direct and indirect objects new vocabulary: crimes, body parts, and animals (hmm… sounds like the setup for an episode of CSI) In comparison to […]
The Rain in Spain
It started raining heavily sometime during the night. I kept waking up during the night as I kept dreaming that the apartment was being flooded. (Note: my apartment has no notable risk of flooding.) The mere threat of rain tends to send granadinos into hiding, so my walks to and from class were very quiet […]