Archive for February, 2004
- Snow
Well, my fears have been realized and I have to admit that the Spaniards were right about the weather forecast: it has gotten colder! In fact, I am looking out the window right now at falling snow! It seems to have gotten heavier over the past ten minutes – but the melt time is still [...]
- Toledo Valentine
We had been invited by Samuel’s friend, Raúl, to join him on an evening storytelling tour of Toledo on Valentine’s Day. We thought it sounded interesting, so we signed up. But since Raúl and friends weren’t planning to go until the evening, we decided to make more of a day of it and took a [...]
- What’s Up?
So much. I don’t want to say “too much,” because, really, I do have a lot of free time. I have certainly been successful at filling it – maybe not always in the most balanced way, but I am very grateful to have time that I’ve never really had before. I have enjoyed being able [...]
- The World Is My Neighbor
I started my “Spanish for Immigrants†class this week. There are 19 students in the class from all over the world. Yesterday the class was very conversational and we were able to learn a little bit about one another. I learned that there is a man from Iran, two women from Morocco and a woman [...]