by Jeni Martinez | Nov 14, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Family, Food, Health, Kindness, Language, Retirement, Spain, Yoga
The phrase, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away” is not a popular saying in Spain. However, in Asturias where we live, Sidra, a beverage made from fermented apples is touted as a health drink and recommended for daily consumption. “El amor y la...
by Jeni Martinez | Aug 18, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Downsizing, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Letting Go, Life and Death
Three years before we moved to Spain, we started the tedious process of downsizing. With so many new storage facilities springing up in Federal Way at the time, it was tempting to rent a large unit or two to store our favorite furniture, Rocky’s essential...
by Jeni Martinez | Jul 16, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, France, Hiking, Relationships, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Rocky and I recently returned from France where we hosted three yoga retreats over a six week period: two in Bordeaux and one in Chamonix. Between the pre-retreat prep and the post-retreat laundry and recuperative downtime (aka collapse), I was not inspired to write...
by Jeni Martinez | Apr 25, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Letting Go, Spain, Travel
Madrid 1978-79: Forty-four years ago I landed in Madrid to study at La Universidad Complutense during my sophomore year in college. Madrid was the historic, provinical capital of Spain and was just emerging from the bleak Franco years. As a result, there were still...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 31, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Spain, Travel
Recently I shared some photos on Facebook of a coastal hike that Rocky and I enjoyed with friends. We hiked from the Lighthouse at Cabo de Peñas to the beaches of Verdicio on a gorgeous spring day last weekend. The bright pink flowers of the ice plant were popping...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 15, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Kindness, Language, Love, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel
A friend of ours recently messaged me to ask a few questions about our life in Spain. She is considering a similar move, albeit to southern Spain, in the near future. Her questions made me think she didn’t fully trust that I was writing the complete truth about...
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