Adventures in Europe Blog

Valencia Opera House

  • Happy Holidays

    December 28, 2024 I hope your Christmas and Hanukkah have been as wonderful for you as my Christmas has been here. It’s been wonderful hosting my friend Mike from Denver… Read more

  • It’s Beginning to Feel a lot like Christmas

    December 21, 2024 Some weeks are better than others and this was a wonderful week. Between a productive week of Spanish classes, a choir concert, getting to know a new… Read more

  • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    15 December 2024 It’s finally starting to feel a bit like Christmas. This was a full week of activities. On Wednesday evening this week, I joined my friend Rafael for… Read more

  • Baking Spirits Bright!

    8 December 2024 I’m still working on getting into the holiday spirit. I found a glass pie pan on Amazon. It arrived last Saturday. As I pulled out all the… Read more

  • A full week!

    1 December 2024 It’s been a good week, filled with art, love and community. Last Sunday, I went to Les Arts, the opera house for a recital with world renowned… Read more

  • Catching up

    24 November, 2024 It’s been a couple weeks since my last post. Thanks to the folks who reached out wondering if everything is okay. I’ve been pretty quiet and keeping… Read more

  • Visiting the US and Responding to Events Here and There

    Blog Post  Sunday 10 November, 2024 This is the hardest blog post I have written. I will tell you about my last two weeks in the U.S. I will tell… Read more

  • Prayers for Valencia

    Thanks to everyone who has been reaching out. For those who missed it, I’m actually in Denver right now. So I’m doing great. Here’s what I have heard. After getting… Read more

  • Changing Seasons and Vacations

    It’s been an unusually quiet couple of weeks. School is good. I have a new teacher. The school changes teachers every few months so that we get exposed to different… Read more

  • Visa, Television and Opera

    The weeks fly by! The big news last week was that I contacted my attorney to start the process to renew my student visa for next year. I’m needing a… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Jim. After a divorce and then an unexpected layoff, just a couple years prior to retirement, I decided to jump start my retirement dream of living in Europe. After a trip to Spain, and specifically Valencia, I felt I had found my home. Lots of folks have asked to follow my adventures. So, Adventures in Europe was created. Feel free to follow along!

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