The Spanish timetable, with its world famous (and semi-mythological) siesta, its long lunches and late dinners – is apparently big news in the US. Why? I have no idea!
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Changes at the Chorizo Chronicles – your favorite expat blog
This website is not about my life, per se. It’s more an expat blog in general – I’m just a representative. Hopefully, others will learn from my experiences here in Madrid
Another New Article on Vaya Madrid
Well, the hugging and learning continues over on ¡Vaya Madrid! Check out my new piece, which (of course) I enjoyed writing quite a bit. This new article is
Is Madrid going downhill?
Well, it’s over here in Madrid. (Sorry, everyone…) Recently, El País has announced that Madrid is in a downhill slide. They say that the city is not a
In Which the Author Realizes He’s Out of Touch with the Youth
At the hamburger restaurant in downtown Vigo there’s a guy eating alone at the next table. I’m doing my usual thing of talking much louder than most other English
Are Europeans More Civilized than Americans?
Zio Enzo is possibly not the uncle of anyone I know. In any case, he’s a toothless 70-something Italian man who everybody is calling Uncle. He’s wearing a
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
The 4 big things I wish I had known before moving to Madrid
Moving to Madrid sort of happened to me by accident. Like many or most people, I had spent my teenage years with no idea what I was doing
The Brain Drain in Spain (insert stupid rhyme here)
Recently there’s been a lot of brain drain in Spain. The vibe has changed a lot, since the beginning of the economic crisis. But it didn’t use to
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,
