Posts Tagged ‘spain’
If you ever told me that my southern Spanish mother-in-law would be the first to visit us in our northern European country (during winter) I would have thought you were crazy. But it is true, my friends. She arrives today!
I am excited to see what she thinks about our life in Sweden and what her [...]
Update: Juan and I now live in Sweden.
How you ask, well there was an opportunity and we took it! Having studied international commerce and export, Juan’s dream job was always to work for ICEX (the Spanish Trade Office). He has applied a couple of times and finally this last attempt he was accepted! This [...]
I was 16 when I got my first passport. Since then I have always had a valid one, and I am almost 26.
As an expat this is my first time renewing from abroad. It felt weird putting my passport in an envelope and mailing it to Madrid! (weird is an understatement, and any traveller would [...]
Today is Canada Day. Growing up in Ottawa, the capital, had many advantages, especially on Canada Day (as the rest of the country paid for it). In my home we often rode bikes as there is an excellent bike system in the city. One Canada Day my Dad and I got up early and took [...]
Juan and I decided to do something for ourselves. Actually its something that I have been trying to convince him to do since we moved here. A few weeks ago he brought it up like it was all his idea, and I went along. So, TADA we now have a cleaning lady!
It actually makes a [...]
I have had my drivers license since I was 19. I got it right before moving out of my parents home, 3000 kms away, to go and work in a residential school. I was gently pushed by my parents to get it, and I am glad I did because not only was it useful when [...]
We just walked in the door after driving over 2000km in five days (pretty good for a non-Canadian). Juan and I went with his cousin Barbara and her boyfriend Erik to his home town Oiartzun in Pais Vasco in the north of Spain and had the most amazing time! I loved every minute of [...]
Eating well promotes me to cook. After arriving home from a long day I love to open the fridge and make decisions about dinner (most days). I am spontaneous when I cook – I have probably never made a dish exactly the same twice. I don’t think I could, even if I wanted to. I [...]
It was five years ago that an old Spanish man made me blush.
Fresh off the boat from Morocco, with only a weekend, I decided my first ‘Spanish’ experience should be in Granada. Wandering around one morning I crossed paths with an older gentleman who was carrying a box of vegetables. He said “Guapa” as I [...]
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