Adventures beyond Euskadi: Menorca
It seems that fall has officially arrived in Bizkaia. Unfortunately, this means that the weather (☔️) isn’t conducive to my desired weekend activities (🥾/🏝️). As I listen to the zirimiri …
My first AR app on iOS: Juego de la Rana
I can’t believe it’s September! That means summertime has just about passed, and the rainy season is setting in, but also that means we’re 3/4 of the way through our …
Exploring Euskadi: Mundaka
I’ve written in prior posts about our adventures into Pais Vasco, including stops in Bakio, Lekeitio, and Gernika. Each of these trips made possible thanks to a fantastic regional public …
Aste Nagusia: A week that lasts 9 days
We spent a week in Bilbao in 2019 during the first month of our “travel sabbatical”. Unbeknownst to us before our arrival, our week in the city would coincide with …
All of the Festivals
Festivals are an important part of Spanish culture, especially in the summer. In addition to internationally known celebrations, such as Semana Santa in Sevilla and San Fermin in Pamplona, every …
Exploring Euskadi: Gernika
Gernika, located about 35 kilometers from Bilbao, was the historic center of the Basque government. It is home to many historical and cultural sites, such as El Museo de la …
Adventures Beyond Euskadi: Galicia
Prior to our arrival in Madrid in January, Eliott and I had traveled extensively throughout Spain. The country is composed of 17 Autonomous Communities and, over the course of our …
Exploring Euskadi: Lekeitio
During our first weekend in Bilbao we were having drinks in the streets of Casco Viejo (first unsurprising fact in this post). There had been a protest that afternoon (second …
Reflecting on 5ish Months of Classes +Photo Gallery
Happy Memorial Day, US friends! We are closing in on our sixth month living in Bilbao, and I have also just wrapped up my seventeenth week of intensive Spanish language …