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Friday Fun, Christmas edition
Month Three
Let’s talk about the unbelievable fact that I’ve been here for three months. Don’t believe it? Yeah, me either. With month three comes a rather paramount reality…. I have reached the point where I generally and mostly understand what’s going on around me. I don’t want to oversell myself because there are moments where I … Continue reading
Friday Fun
Anna, where have you been?
There are moments when the small parts of your heart you’ve entrusted to other places burn. The frayed edges swelter with the separation so fiercely they become the central fixture of your life in that moment. The last ten days have been as such. It’s the complexity of that moment when you know that the part … Continue reading
Friday Fun
Madrid Prepares for 14N
Remember when I posted this photo in Friday Fun? It seemed far off and distant, but in lightning speed it has arrived. Tomorrow is the day of the 14N general strike (info here, here and here) and the entire city is buzzing with nerves, excitement and angst. Tension bellows from the streets and rumbles overhead as helicopters circle my … Continue reading
Good news
I had every intention on writing my Month Two post tonight. I think it’s important and something I am committed to documenting little by little, but slowly my day has been swept away by good news and I find myself lacking the ability to be pensive or introspective. Mostly, I find myself excited and as … Continue reading
Friday Fun
Granada
At long last I made my first trip to Andalucia to visit Granada this weekend. One of the things that has been most surprising since arriving in Madrid is that everyone- literally everyone– prefers to leave Madrid on the weekends; as in, no one stays in the city. To such an extent, I was delighted to … Continue reading
Friday Fun (a little late)
Friday Fun comes a little late because of la puente (holiday weekend) I spent off exploring! Details to come! Continue reading
Halloween Invades Madrid
From the prevalence of the city’s decorations, one might guess I was back in the States! Halloween has arrived in Madrid! Continue reading
A nomad, a performer, and some perspective
I’m not entirely certain what this post is about, other than a series of small and unusual events that I am convinced have a broad representation of something. Unfortunately I have yet to discover what the something is. I was in the mood for people watching so after work I stopped in Sol, found a … Continue reading
Absentee Voting!
While this and this was happening (English here), I too was participating in a democratic movement though one of a different kind. Yesterday I submitted my absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election in America. As a self-proclaimed political junkie this was of the utmost importance to me. Had it not been I probably would … Continue reading
A City in Colour 