A lunch in Spain is your primary meal of the day. It generally starts around 2 and ends at 4. Today I ate at a nice restaurant in Madrid. I had a fish stew that was delicious. Fine dining is only about five more euros than lunch at a bar. When you visit Spain don’t…

Today I learned that Spain did not participate in World War II. They had just survived a civil war and didn’t have the resources for more war. That concept is a bit much for me to grasp. Many Jewish people were saved by making it safely to Spain. They could more easily escape once they…

When I arrived at my home stay on Sunday I was a bit taken aback. I am staying in a great neighborhood, but in a small apartment with three small bedrooms and only one bathroom. My room is the smallest. With me is Amarozo, my host and Tawei, a 23 year old from Taiwan who…

This morning, on my long walk to school, a lost person who spoke only Spanish asked me for directions. Was I mistaken for a local? It made my morning all that much better.

What a trip! I am at the local home where I will for the next week while I study Spanish. I am supposed to speak the language while I am here but Amaroza is being kind and speaking to me in English once in a while. There is also a young man of Asian descent…