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29 March 2026 So, I head back to school tomorrow after taking off a few weeks. This week, I took a train to Barcelona for two days. I stayed with my university friend Milo (who is one of the many reasons I’m living in Spain.) But the real reason that I went was to see…

22 March 2026 Oh my! What an incredible week! Warning! This is a long blog post! Every year Las Fallas gets bigger, crazier, and more extreme. Fallas is the 19-day festival in Valencia that goes from March 1-19 every year. It includes hundreds of large monuments built in the streets by the local Fallas clubs,…

16 March 2026 Oh my! So school brought some drama to my life over the last week. Or, should I say, I brought some drama to them? I’ve been frustrated with my teacher. She has been making mistakes that are confusing. But the big thing is that she started treating the class like children, including…

9 March 2026 Between Fallas and my choir concerts, it was another full week. One cool new thing was that my friend Travis hosted a language study group on Tuesday. We talked about vocabulary around the house. A lot were words I knew. And a lot was new. Mostly, it was connecting with others who…

1 March 2026 Fallas officially started today. Fallas is the Valencia party that lasts 19 days from the 1st to the 19th of March each year. And there were lots of events leading up to today. But my week has been more consumed with choir. The concerts with the Mass in German by Franz Shubert…

22 February 2026 I had a fun guest here this week from Argentina. Naza has been traveling through India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, and Egypt. Now, he’s making his way down the coast of Spain. We enjoyed two days of sightseeing, talking, eating and sharing stories of spirituality, faith, and connection. I feel like I’ve made…

15 February 2026 Things seem to be moving forward with the visa process. At least, that’s what my attorney is telling me. In addition to the visa work, he was able to get me added to the Spain National Health Care system. I’ll pay about $160 / month for it. The main benefit is that…

1 February 2026 I’ll start with a visa update. I met with my attorney in Tuesday. He outlined several options that I could pursue. In the end, we agreed that I’ll renew my student visa and apply from here for a resident visa. I’ll keep you posted as there is news to share. Tomorrow (Monday),…

26 January 2026 It’s been a quiet first week back home. I’ve done laundry, restocked the refrigerator and done some household chores. It was good to be back to choir. We’re working on some fun music. Schubert’s Mass in German for a concert in March. We will also start working on the chorus parts of…

18 January 2026 Greetings from Valencia! I’m home! What a whirlwind six weeks it’s been. First…no. An appointment in Los Angeles at the Spanish Consulate never became available. So, per my attorney, I’ll renew my student visa from here. Then start trying again to find that appointment. The key (as I understand it), is to…