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Istanbul: my favorite trip yet/mi viaje favorito todavía

June 16, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   People often ask me what my favorite place (besides Spain, of course) has been to visit, and I always…

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Filed under: blue mosque, estambul, galata tower, grand bazaar, hagia sofia, istanbul, topkapi palace, turkey, turquia

New Food Friday: Galician Octopus/El Viernes de Nueva Comida: Pulpo a gallego

June 14, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   Although you can eat this throughout most of Spain, it is the specialty of Galicia. It is also one…

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A Thought for Thursday/Un Pensamiento para el jueves

June 13, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   This is what I have been thinking everyday! Less than two weeks left…    ¡Esto es lo que he…

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What I’ve Been reading Lately…/Lo Que He Leído Recientemente

June 11, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

“The Lost Symbol,” Dan Brown    "The Lost Symbol" is Dan Brown’s typical novel: extremely short chapters, a fast-paced plot,…

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Burgo de Osma, Soria, y Cañón de Río Lobos: What a day! ¡Que día!

June 9, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   I went on a day trip with one of Spanish friends yesterday to some places around Castille Leon that…

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“So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids”

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   Some time ago Jean Kilbourne came to my university to give a lecture on the danger of the media,…

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Filed under: diane e. levin, jean kilbourne, so sexy so soon

New Food Friday: Mosto/El Viernes de Nueva Comida: Mosto

June 7, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   This drink, called mosto, is nonalcoholic and is made from grapes, so it comes in white or red. It…

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22 Things Happy People Do Differently

June 5, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

22 Things Happy People Do Differently Because really, who doesn’t want to be happy?

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Filed under: happiness, wednesday wisdom

“The Zahir,” Paulo Coelho

June 3, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   As with the other Paulo Coelho books I have read, “The Zahir” left me with more to think about…

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Ponferrada & Santiago: the way of the pilgrim/el camino del peregrino

June 2, 2013 Alaina Leave a comment

   This weekend I visited the cities of Ponferrada and Santiago de Compostela, both on the Way of St. James,…

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