It’s funny — last time I wrote about food, I was learning to cook Spanish dishes. Now, a few months later, I’m still cooking Spanish food (and loving it), but lately my kitchen has started to smell a little more like home. As the weather turns cooler, I find myself chasing the kind of flavors … Continue reading Comfort Food and Home …
Category: Life in Spain – Unflitered
Honest stories and reflections from my life in Spain, without the varnish. The surprises, the missteps, the cultural shifts and the things people never tell you before you move here. If you’re curious what it’s really like to build a life in a new country, this is where I leave the door open.
Things People Get Wrong About Moving to Spain:
Reinventing the Wheel When people move to Spain, a lot of us, me included, show up with big ideas. We think we’re going to start something brand new, something the country has never seen before. A business, a service, a project. Something that will prove we belong here. I came with one of those plans … Continue reading Things People Get Wrong About Moving to Spain:
From “Ew, Shrimp” to Paella Night: My Spanish Food Glow-Up
When I first got here, I couldn’t peel a shrimp. Wouldn’t. Couldn’t. Too gross. Little antennae, little eyes, absolutely not. I ordered them, sure, but only if someone else did the dirty work. Fast forward, and now I’m the one in the kitchen elbow-deep in mussels, scrubbing shells like it’s the most normal thing in … Continue reading From “Ew, Shrimp” to Paella Night: My Spanish Food Glow-Up
What Do You Love About Where You Live?
That’s easy — the sunrise. I was never an early riser, but since moving to this little fishing town in Spain, I find myself up before the sun. Every day, I watch the sky put on a show as the sun makes its way through it — from oranges and golds to purples and reds, … Continue reading What Do You Love About Where You Live?
These shoes weren’t meant for walking … apparently.
Some things you keep wearing long after they’ve stopped fitting the world’s idea of what’s “appropriate.” For me, it’s a pair of flip-flops. I fell again today. Same pair of flip-flops, same week, same downward momentum. I’ve always been a jeans-and-t-shirt-and-flip-flops kind of gal. I’ve built my life around comfort. Back when I was working … Continue reading These shoes weren’t meant for walking … apparently.
The Light
One of the things I didn’t expect about living in Spain was how much I would love watching seniors live their lives. Here, “retired” still means something. You work until a certain age, you pay your taxes, and then you rest. You live. No one rushes you. No one makes you feel like you’re taking … Continue reading The Light
It's Fine, I'm Fine, Everything's Fine 