How you can help refugees – 3 ways to help out, right here in Madrid

A lot’s been happening recently. Brexit. Trump. The refugee crisis in Europe. And actually, I find myself lost for words. What can I say? The world doesn’t need

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Ten Years of Spanish Life: Oh God Why?

Big news, y’all. Tomorrow, 21 October 2014, marks ten years since I arrived in Spain. Besides the obvious questions this raises – Where exactly did my life go?

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The Austerity Chronicles: Police State

I remember years ago when a group of feminists staged a protest about El Oso y el Madroño in Puerta del Sol, which they claimed was actually a female bear–una

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The Brain Drain in Spain 3: Flight of the Party Girls

An article was making the rounds on Facebook the other day entitled Pues yo me voy de España. In it, an Italian journalist describes her reasons for leaving

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The Brain Drain in Spain 2: Flight to London

If you want to be kind of depressed – and your Spanish is up to it – go read the article published in El País Semanal yesterday entitled

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The Brain Drain in Spain (insert stupid rhyme here)

Recently there’s been a lot of brain drain in Spain. But it didn’t use to be this way. There was a time, back in those early days of

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The Economist: Sleepwalkers

Yep, that’s about right. Word to The Economist for a great cover. As the article says, as long as we’re not hearing anything from European heads of state,

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Scenes from the Spanish Crisis: Local Wives Turned Prostitutes

It’s pretty easy to find prostitutes in Madrid. They stand around on certain streets, and advertise openly… Anyway, you know your country’s in crisis when an “escort service”

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Economic Crisis in Spain – Scenes from Spanish Austerity

There’s a lot I could say about the economic crisis in Spain. I’ve been searching the web for English-language blogs about Spain for years, and have only managed

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The Spanish Dream falls to pieces

The Spanish dream is fading fast.. Spanish people, bless their hearts, have a surprising tendency to adopt all of the worst ideas that come out of the United

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