by cwells | 2014-05-09 | Culture, Employment, Expat, Graduate School, Quote, Spain, Spanish, Technology, Travel, Valencia
Six months and a few days ago, I arrived in Spain with a dream. In a sense, it was a dream of self-discovery, culture exploration, and adventure in a very personal sense of the word. In short, I was terrified. However, I have learned that being terrified is not a bad...
by cwells | 2014-05-02 | Culture, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Walking
My dear friend Cristina and I decided to leave the city on the Friday before Easter. The location? Alarcón, a small town west of Valencia toward Madrid. The town itself is tiny, with a population of only 159 inhabitants registered in 2013. Its castle is converted into...
by cwells | 2014-04-25 | Culture, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Walking
Regardless of your religious persuasion, the way Spain celebrates religious events is worth considering. At its core, even Las Fallas has a Catholic tradition, the Feast Day of St. Joseph, to anchor the event to the church. Close on the heels of Las Fallas, Easter...
by cwells | 2014-04-16 | Culture, Expat, Food, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Occasionally, I will put together images, ideas, or experiences that are so far from my American perspective that they surprise me a little. Today’s images are collected from my phone, usually when I didn’t have my camera with me and ready to take photos....
by cwells | 2014-04-04 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
Gentle readers, if you have been following along on this Fallas journey, then this is the culmination of an amazing festival that is renowned throughout Spain and Europe… often because of this night. The earliest days of the Fallas festival began when the...
by cwells | 2014-03-31 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Video, Walking
There is so much happening in Las Fallas that it is easy to run across a parade, a sculpture, fireworks, and the occasional unexpected event. A friend (thanks, Gisela!) invited me to watch the daily fireworks show from her office, which overlooks the area where the...
