This procession took place in Trujillo, Extremadura, Spain on Palm Sunday 2013. Christ is depicted on a donkey riding into Jerusalem. Check out my full (short) article about
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Holy Week Procession, Mérida, Extremadura, 2013
Click to make the photos bigger. A procession in celebration of Holy Week (Semana Santa as they call it around here), on one of the main streets of
Snow in Miraflores de la Sierra
It was a beautiful day up in Miraflores de la Sierra yesterday. Every time I go there, I think I really want to go back soon, but it’s
5 reasons why living in Spain is pretty damn glamorous
You feel that? If you’ve been living in Spain for a while, I’m sure you have. You’re at home in your room in a shared flat, listening to your
Conversation in the language school #3: Who’s the Governator of Texas?
A conversation from the language school in Madrid, where I work… Student 1: Who was the best governator of Texas? Me: Well, um… Governator is a term that’s
Cómo ligar con guiris – ligar con extranjeras es posible si sabes cómo…
Debido al aplastante éxito de mi artículo de ayer “Cómo ligar en inglés” he buscado un poco más información sobre el tema de las relaciones interculturales. Y he
Cómo ligar en inglés – Frases para ligar que sí funcionan
¿Cómo ligar en inglés? Ojalá supiera… Pero cuidado. Que hay muchos malos consejos sobre el ligoteo por ahí. A saber… Una importante empresa internacional de enseñanza de idiomas
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”
Valentine’s Day in Madrid
Ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Madrid? Years ago, people in Madrid unanimously agreed that Valentines Day was a stupid American holiday only celebrated by stupid Americans. They’d
False Anglicisms in Spanish: friki, footing, puenting, feeling and more
Spanish people use a lot of false anglicisms. And today we’re going to talk about a few of the more prominent ones. The other day I wrote an
