In “The Glass Castle,” Jeannette Wells tells the compelling story of her life growing up and into adulthood, as…
Hands down, my favorite Spanish food is croquetas. Croquetas are fried oval-shaped balls of potato and ham…but taste nothing…
This week I had my first Spanish Christmas with my roommate and her family in Cervera de Pisuerga, about…
Hate, regret and fear are three of the most negative emotions, and are constantly causing more pain in life…
"The Great Lover,“ by Jill Dawson, details the life of British poet Rupert Brooke. Like me, I will presume…
When I lived in Barcelona, I loved eating a pastry called xuxos. In Palencia, abisinios are the closest I have…
I try to remember this as I have days in which I feel my Spanish has thoroughly sucked, for lack…
Today marks the longest I’ve been away from home. Ever. And I’m really not that homesick about it, but…
“To the Lighthouse,” Virginia Woolf After reading and thoroughly enjoying Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own,” I was expecting…
The pastel de nata, or cream cake, is the most famous pastry of Portugal. Naturally I ate it as…