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7 July 2025 VisaI have to laugh. I started the process in November. And finally, on Wednesday, the second of July, I received my residency card for my student visa. It’s good until the second of January 2026…six more months. Now, I need to figure out next steps to start the process all over again…

Sunday 29 June 2025 Happy Pride Weekend! Tuesday was a holiday. But school was open for those of who wanted to attend. We had a full conversation in class on Monday about who planned to attend and who didn’t. I had no other plans, so I went to school that morning like every day. Walking…

22 June 2025 Summer in Valencia is hot and humid. Fortunately, my apartment has pretty good air flow. So far, I haven’t had to turn on the air conditioning. And spending as much time as possible at the beach, is also a great way to deal with the heat. On Wednesday this week, I said…

15 June 2025 Not much news from the last couple of weeks. I’ve been spending some time at the beach when I could. I got my Spanish taxes done for 2024. That turned into a more complicated ordeal than I expected. (Silly me! Everything is more complicated than you would expect.) I had asked my…

1 June 2025 The visa saga continues. At this point, it should all be very straight forward. My student visa was renewed for 2025. I finally had my appointment on Monday at the police station to get my finger prints. The officer wanted me to have a new photo. But my attorney hadn’t said so.…

25 May 2025 For those in the US, Happy Memorial Day weekend. Summer is slowly making its way to Valencia. On Monday, my long time friend Milo arrived from Barcelona. We met each other at Oral Roberts University in the 1980’s! It was a joy to relax and spend quality time with him. We relaxed,…

18 May 2025 Thank you to everyone who sent birthday greetings this week. I am humbled and grateful for all of the friends and family who have reached out to express their love and good wishes. Thank you. It was a good week. But with one significant frustration that has me a little worried. My…

11 May 2025 This week brought some changes to my life. Choir, teaching English, and even some clothing. I have been dreading going back to choir, after the Easter break. I should have gone back on Monday. But instead, I went to a Cinco de Mayo party hosted by my fellow classmates, Marc and Laurel.…

3 May 2025 This was a bit of a weird week with three different holidays. Monday was a feast day for the patron saint of Valencia, San Vicente Ferrar. Then Thursday was Labor Day (as celebrated everywhere but the US). And today (Sunday) is Mother’s Day on Spain. I wrote last week about our adventures…

28 April 2025 This week was quiet and normal, until it wasn’t! As I write this, I really don’t know when I’ll be able to post it. As of right now (27 April, 9 pm local time), I have power, but no Internet and no cellular service. I’ll keep writing and hope that I can…