The Dozen or so Euskara Words we Know (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 3
It’s August, and I’ve gone almost this entire month without writing a blog (oh no!). Well, August means that the entire country (continent?) is on vacation, so my excuse is …
We Are Not in Spain – a Blog
BB25, the differential drive robot in AR
A while back I posted about a side project I’ve been working for that I’ve been referring to as ARMOR, for “Augmented Reality Mobile Robotics.” I have this vision of …
Basque Country Trails: Acantilado Edition
It should be pretty clear from my prior posts that one of our favorite things about Euskadi is the accessibility of hiking trails with scenic vistas. We’re especially fond of …
Now on the App Store and Google Play: YouKon, Unit Conversion and Property Database Management for Engineers
Somewhere around a year ago I posted about a project I had “nearly” completed called YouKon. I had created a project page, YouTube videos to explain how it work, Firebase …
Imitating NYT Games with Swiftui, Part 2: Tiles
In my first post where I used SwiftUI to emulate user interface (UI) elements from the NYT Games app, I showed how to create the custom title bar that is …
The Dozen or so Euskara Words we Know (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 2
This continues a series where we explain our limited Euskara vocabulary through the lens of our experiences in Bilbao. Here, we introduce a trip to Bilbao in 2023 coinciding with the Tour de France, and apply it to give context to the Basque words for welcome, good morning, and good night.
Tarta de Queso [Basque Cheesecake]
Directly translated, tarta de queso means cheesecake. However, the style that is available in Euskadi is different from what is served in the United States. To start, tarta de queso …
Imitating NYT Games with SwiftUI, Part 1: The Header
Rachel and I play the New York Times (NYT) Games (a.k.a., the app you open when you want to play Wordle) just about every single day, and she also has …
The Dozen or so Euskara Words We’ve Learned (and Use) in Bilbao, Part 1
During our year and a half in Bilbao, we have picked up a handful of words in the Basque language, Euskara. With this and upcoming blogs, I intend to provide a brief storyline of those words with the most significance in our daily life.