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Updated: Written: November 27, 2014 This will be our eighth Thanksgiving away from my friends in the States. I have decided to just keep adding tidbits to the post as the years pass. I feel a bit nostalgic about it. Memories abound! Every year, my best friend would fly in from Bermuda. I met her …
What are the chances that a Filipino-American man who was raised in Turkey, then America, but now calls Mexico home has Nigerian cousins? Well as it turns out, extremely likely. Join me for a very fun podcast episode with Livelingua founder Ray Blakney as we chat about nomad travels and other fun experiences. Rolling Stone …
November 6, 2020
After having commuted between Miami and Madrid for several years, Maria Belton now calls Valencia home. In this very joyous interview, we chat about life, what brought her to Spain and how she has been able to make her dreams come true even without making big bucks.
October 30, 2020
This post was written a few days before the state of alarm was actually reinstated. I have attempted to include the latest information in this fast-developing situation.
I am now more convinced than ever that when it comes to handling the coronavirus pandemic in Spain, it is a case of the blind leading the blind, and Valencia is collateral damage in this showdown. I do not envy the decision-makers as it seems like a case of you’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. From the looks of things, it’s looking more and more as if we’re headed towards a “new” state of alarm, as in lockdown, despite the promises of no further lockdowns from just a few short weeks ago.
October 23, 2020
This podcast episode is a conversation with Renee Dent, a current resident in the United Arab Emirates. It is also the longest podcast as of yet, but l wanted to hear her story, and l think it is a very inspiring story and l find it courageous that she is able to help others. She shares both the good and bad of life after being forced to flee the states when an increasingly violent stalker fixated on her. Her first destination to a part of the world unknown to her then took a leap of faith, but she needed to protect herself and young son.