Health No-Care
Some days I want to just go home. I say that because I’ve been here 9 months and unfortunately have been sick 7 times. That’s an average of once a month. I was never sick this much in my life until this year. I know being around the kids every day is a risk as […]
Time to go, for now anyway
It’s been 13 days since I finished my first year (well 8 months) at the primary school in Albatera as a language auxiliary. I have not posted anything as I wanted to gather my thoughts. First off, two weeks ago the teachers all surprised me and gave me a wonderful wine package and spa treatment […]
When in Rome, Don’t
I’m sitting here in Cangas of the Galician region on a sandy golden beach just across from Vigo port. The water is clear, cool, and crisp. I am alone as Jorge went home after we traveled all around Vigo, Ourense, and various little towns looking for his grandfather’s birth city. Im resting. I need it, […]
Choices: butt, what?
Can’t I just pick what I want? Since living here I can’t help but compare things to living in the US once in a while. I can’t help it. But I accept the way things are despite the sharp contrasts. It is what it is. I’m not out to change anything here despite my wish […]
Sliding is as good as walking. What a fool I am.
Holy moly, Batman, I can’t walk. I tried my first exercise class at a local gym. I have been searching for a group class of some sort as walking five miles a day is not staying ahead of my butt or my arthritis pain. You’ll lose weight in Spain they said, you will walk everywhere […]
Trains, Planes, and Automobiles
It’s been a while since I posted again, I’m sorry folks! But I went on a 12-day vacation during Easter Break. Here Easter break is nearly two weeks! My brother and his wife came to visit me here in Spain and I met them in Barcelona. We decided to go to 3 places while they […]
The fat American, unkempt doctors and where is the heat?
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything. I’ve been so busy, and a little depressed… eating bread, olive oil, and sipping too much wine every day. The wine is like candy, it’s so cheap, and bread is near free. My hips are not happy. I’ve been to 3 more doctors since my last […]
Moving, medical and no pasa nada…
Well, I’ve moved into my new apartment in Elche, a great little city with everything and over a million palm trees planted all over… a world heritage site to boot…. Woohoo! I tested the central heat the minute I moved in. It works. I have a washer and a drier and a clothesline. I have […]
Is it Bad Feng Shui, Mercury retrograde or just me?
Well, Jorge and I spent the day in Alicante, one of the next cities that is much larger than Albatera. We went with Angela another teacher that goes there every Saturday for classes to prepare for the once a year exam from the government to become a “permanent teacher” something all the teachers strive for […]
Im legal and Im freezing
I finally got my TIE card today!!!. The infamous ID card that proves I’m here legally. Holy Moley finally. I got on the bus with my boyfriend at 7am in the freezing cold to ride to the next town of Orihuela to go to the police station to pick up my ID. We waited outside […]