Im still alive despite Covid and spiders.
Hi all, I’ll try not to write a novel, but it’s a short one. As you know I’ve been sick with Covid after my return from North Spain, got over it then four days later came down with a massive headache and a new fever of 103 for two days. I had to go back […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Give thanks. I found the bus..
Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving… I spent the turkey day in Orihuela the next largest town from the one I live in……but first I spent the night before wondering if I could get to the next town Orihuela as I was unsure if the 7 am bus would be on time. And so I was […]
God Bless the teacher and getting my damn Padron!!
First things first I got my Padron!!!!! so I have my “certificate” to take to the police station on Thanksgiving day and hopefully God willing I will get my “TIE” ID and will have my VISA extended for the year….woohoo!!!! But on another note some thoughts of being a language auxiliary….you can tell I’m home it’s my day off and well I have […]
5 times? the clock is ticking
It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Albatera…I jumped up this morning and made myself coffee ..mopped and cleaned a bit…. Then time for my town hall appt: incredibly, my 4 th appt… I grab my worn out folder and passport in case they lost anything from my previous 3 appts… As well, anything can […]