Posted in December 2011

Enjoying the familiar

Missing the familiar is an interesting sort of thing. After my long flight  and walked through the  SFO airport, I thought, “yes, here I am, this is the familiar I’ve been missing.” It felt good. I was reminded of deli sandwiches, bagels, sustainable sourced restaurants, gourmet candies, and bookshops (where I could buy my hearts … Continue reading »

Living la vida de Barcelona

This past week has been amazing. Last weekend I went to Cordoba with my good friend Jessica, returned to Roquetas for a day and half to pack up and get ready to go back to California and work a few hours before heading to Barcelona. My work holidays start December 22 but my school was … Continue reading »

Missing the familiar

Barcelona has been on my list of places to visit for quite some time. Over the last 3 years, I’ve tried to come to Spain but for whatever reason has not worked out till now. I originally booked a 3 month trip to Spain starting in Madrid and ending in Barcelona. My 11 week travel … Continue reading »

In photos: Roquetas de Mar

Roquetas de Mar. How I love your simplicity and laid back way.  Now that I’ll be away for 3 weeks, I thought this is a good time to show some highlights of where I live!  One thing I’ll miss- the sound of waves crashing while I fall asleep! A few weeks ago I decided “to … Continue reading »

A visit to Cordoba

This past  puente (longer) weekend my friend Jessica and I took a trip to Cordoba, a very Spanish Andaluz town, 5 hours by bus from Almeria. Almeria has one bus a day, so we decided to go to Granada (2+hrs) and then take another bus to Cordoba (3hrs). The original plan was to catch a … Continue reading »