We (Rachel and Eliott) are living in Bilbao, País Vasco, where we are exploring, learning the culture, and developing our independent business portfolio. This blog will document our experiences, our projects, and whatever else we care to share with the world.
I updated YouKon, my multiplatform unit conversion app for engineers, adding a cleaner interface and over 50 unit options, including new temperature conversions. I also created a feature for managing material properties, helpful for structural analysis. Join the beta test via the provided iOS and Android links and watch the demo videos on YouTube.
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 …
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 …
The MOMDYN app, initially developed during 2019-2020, has evolved from a Python-based project using Kivy and SymPy into native applications for both Android and iOS. The developer plans to update it with SwiftUI enhancements. The post chronicles its development journey through YouTube videos, inviting users to explore its features.
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 …
For quite a while, I’ve had this GIF displayed in various locations, such as my GitHub account, the gallery on this site, and elsewhere. The origin of that graphic is …
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 …
A couple of months ago, I introduced YouKon, an app designed for engineers needing versatile unit conversions, allowing users to toggle between SI and Imperial units within projects that store generated properties in a user-specific database. I’ve now launched new beta versions on iOS and Android, with major updates including email-based login for project synchronization across devices using Firebase and Cloud Firestore. Additionally, I encourage following YouKon’s development on our new webpage and Github.
In the months since my last hiking post, we have continued to take advantage of the many rutas de senderismo in País Vasco. Before I dive into our recent coastal …
