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
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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
The Austerity Chronicles: Week two of the street sweepers’ strike
Well, folks… Maybe Madrid really is going downhill. The street sweepers are on strike–they have been for almost two weeks at the time of this writing–and walking anywhere
Made in Spain: the Kiss of Death for Spanish Marketing
Spain has a branding problem. Massive unemployment and political corruption aren’t giving the Spanish anything to brag about when they go abroad – or, more accurately, emigrate in
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
Faunia Wildlife Park, Madrid – home of lemurs, prairie dogs, etc
Here’s an interesting wildlife experience in Madrid… I went to Faunia a couple of weeks ago. It was kind of shocking to learn that there are so many
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 Running of the Bulls (in Pamplona and elsewhere)
This week Pamplona (a city in the northern region of Navarra) celebrates the festival of San Fermín – the famous running of the bulls that Hemingway immortalized in
Patones de Arriba – another day trip from Madrid
There’s a lovely little town up in the north of the Madrid community called Patones de Arriba. You can get there by car or (fortunately for us non-car-owning
Teaching English in Madrid: the TEFL Job Interview
Ready to start teaching English in Madrid? Imagine… You’re a fresh-faced, idealistic young English speaker, recently moved to Spain. You’re wearing your best pair of board shorts and
