by cwells | 2014-11-14 | Air, Culture, Employment, Expat, Holiday, Spain, Travel, USA Travel, Valencia
Gentle readers, I was recently given the opportunity to return to the States for work. I am excited to be going there, and very excited to see family and friends, if time permits. Overall, this will be an almost 4-week trip, and the travel came as a total surprise and...
by cwells | 2014-11-04 | Air, Car, Culture, Expat, Food, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Train, Travel, Tribe, Valencia
Gentle readers, if you have made it this far with me in my journey, I can only offer my thanks that you are interested enough to read my story. When I first decided to move to Spain, it was at a time in my life when my opportunities were limited by choice and...
by cwells | 2014-10-31 | Culture, Expat, Holiday, Spain, Spanish
On October 9, 1238, King Jaime I captured the city of Valencia from the Moors, who had held the city for over 500 years. Originally a Roman colony since 138 BC, Valentia was previously inhabited by Romans (138 BC – 554 AD), the Visigoths (554 AD – 714 AD),...
by cwells | 2014-10-28 | Culture, Expat, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
As an expat American living in a European city, there are lots and lots of rules and processes that I simply don’t understand. For example, when I originally applied for my visa, when I got my stuff confiscated by customs when I arrived, and when I applied for...
by cwells | 2014-10-20 | Air, Bicycle, Bus, Car, Expat, Spain, Train, Transit, Travel, USA Travel, Walking
Gentle readers, I am lucky to have found a place with a relatively low crime rate. Part of that is due to the choices I made, and part of it is due to the cultural environment of Valencia, Spain. Don’t assume that I am some sort of starry-eyed hippie, because I...
by cwells | 2014-09-05 | Bicycle, Culture, Employment, Expat, Graduate School, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, I periodically reflect on the changes in my life since moving to Valencia, Spain. While this has been a great adventure, I find myself thinking of home a little bit differently nowadays. I’m not sure what caused this change, although the...
