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Learning a Language for Love
Ven, gorda, que te voy a dar un beso. Enrique held his arms outstretched as I let the words slowly formulate a sentence in English in my head. When they did, I pivoted and strode into the bedroom,...
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Seville Snapshots: NO8DO and Seville’s Most Popular Urban Legend
Nuzzled beneath the seated San Fernando, San Isidoro, and San Leandro on Seville’s city crest is the cryptic symbol: NO8DO. The city’s motto, No madeja do, commonly said as No me ha dejado, makes an...
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Seville Snapshots: When in Rome…
I have to admit that Seville has been less-than-inspiring lately. Between the master’s and work, plus rainy weather and holing up with a recently-returned Novio, I’ve barely even been in the center! So...
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Romantic Ideas for Valentine’s Day in Seville
If my children ever ask me how their father and I met, I won’t have much to tell (drunken exchange in a bar). The real romance is how we fell in love and where we did it. Take a dashing Spanish hombre...
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Seville Snapshots: Love Locks in Florence, Italy
Actions always speak louder than words, right? I mean, I teach English and I know more idioms than I would ever need to know, but my knees goes all jelly and my heart melts when I see random acts of...
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Dia del Libro: Barcelona’s Yearly Homage to the Book and my Favorite Books...
Well known fact about me: I’m a huge proponent for books. I average 20 novels a year and nerd out at bookstores in Seville (and online – damn Amazon’s one-click for my Kindle!). In Spain – particularly...
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Shooting My First Wedding: Andrea y Carlos
I’m a sucker for a good love story. Maybe it’s the midday hours watching Spain’s answer to Lifetime: Television for Women, but having been in a relationship for the last 5.5 years, I find myself seeing...
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The Thing About Spanish Weddings…
I went to my first wedding when I was 20. I had never been asked to be a flower girl, and my older cousins didn’t get married until I was already living in Spain. I drove with a friend out to Waterloo,...
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Five Things that Make Planning a Spanish-American Wedding a Logistical Nightmare
I’m going to admit it – my upcoming wedding is bringing out the worst in me. There’s the stress of planning from abroad, coupled with my body changing with the coming of the Second Puberty (otherwise...
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Donde Hay Amor: Five Romantic Holiday Spots in Spain
Spain has its fair share of Mediterranean passion, spice and beauty — not to mention some of the most gorgeous sunsets, natural parks and villages on the planet. I should know: I met and fell in love...
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