This is just one of the gems I dropped last night in conversation. Repeatedly. For some reason, for the entire night, I was confusing the words for “parents” and “walls” (padres and pareds). I don’t know why since “padres” is one of the few Spanish words I knew when we first moved to Spain…. Another [...]
I get asked who I think the next US President will be often these days. The world news page of the daily paper often includes updates on the race, and since most of the news for the last few months has been about Obama and Clinton, many people are confused when my answer to their [...]
I don’t consider my name to be unusual, its very common in English. Sure some people spell it Bryan but everyone can pronounce it and it doesn’t stand out. Not so here. It’s funny how many databases your name can end up in and how people interpret it. As I’ve said before, Granada is a [...]
Barajar – v. To get annoyed at ones’ spouse or travel companion over seemingly trivial things while traveling. We find ourselves in the Madrid airport, Barajas, on nearly every trip. Often after flying for 20 hours or more one of us is, well, grumpy by the time we get there. Not to imply who since [...]
(Originally posted on our homepage January, 2008) Hello and Happy Holidays from Granada! As we celebrate our one year anniversary here we look back and truly can’t believe it’s already been more than a year since we left Seattle. In that time we have thought of everyone back home many times and wonder how everyone [...]