The end of the summer is full of birthdays for our family! At the end of August my son and I both celebrated our birthdays, my hubby celebrated his at the beginning of September, we just celebrated my oldest brother's 26th birthday, and one of my nephews...
Warning: The following is an entry in my journal from Spain . . . some of it is quite candid. You can tell I was experiencing culture shock! Funny how most of my culture shock revolved around food. What can I say? I like to eat. Always...
Today begins a month-long celebration of Hispanic and Latino heritage and culture in the United States: Hispanic Heritage Month! To celebrate this year, I am co-hosting a blog hop with some of my favorite bloggers from around the world. The blog hop (which...
Here is another throwback post from my blogging abroad. Enjoy!Wednesday, September 13, 2006Me trying to look Spanishin El palacio realSpanish culture is saturated with a history of royalty and in a sense all Spaniards hold themselves with an air of being part of...
One of my first trips to El Rastro, an open-air market in Madrid.Last year I resurrected my old blog from my adventures in Spain, and as we are gearing up for Hipanic Heritage Month I thought it would be fun to do again. HHM celebrates the Hispanic and...
This month we are participating in the Virtual Book Club for Kids, and the featured author is Bill Martin Jr. Until this month, I only knew of one book by this author: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. I remember my teacher reading me that story in first...