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Rain Rain Fall Fall

by Jeni Martinez | Dec 7, 2023 | Aging, Alzheimer's, American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Travel

The rain was coming down hard on Monday, hitting the windows of the classroom and creating a waterfall down to the sidewalk.  I was sitting at a long table, watching my teacher write hiragana (Japanese characters) on the chalk board. Since it was my first class at...

When I’m Sixty-Four…

by Jeni Martinez | Nov 12, 2023 | Aging, Food, Friendship, Health, Hiking, Kindness, Language, Letting Go, Life and Death, Love, Travel

My high school boyfriend and I used to sing “When I’m Sixty-Four” by the Beatles. At the time, the lyrics had us imagining that we might have a long and happy life together. Of course sixty-four seemed ancient and so far in the future that we also...

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