by Jeni Martinez | Feb 10, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Recently, I announced a retreat in Lefkada, Greece in September of 2023. Within 10 days it was sold out. I chalked it up to the pent-up demand for travel and adventure post-Covid. Of course, it is a gorgeous location and frequently on people’s bucket...
by Jeni Martinez | Jan 26, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Life and Death, Love, Marriage, Relationships
Rocky and I are celebrating our 35th Anniversary today. We got married in a gazebo overlooking the ocean in Laguna Beach, California on a somewhat random Monday. My sister Liz, and Gary, her boyfriend at the time, were our only witnesses until a couple of old ladies...
by Jeni Martinez | Jan 6, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Religion, Retirement, Spain
Knowing that January 6th is King’s Day in Spain and all the markets would be closed, Rocky and I headed out to the grocery store by 10:30 am yesterday. As usual, Rocky was dragging the carro, a wheeled grocery cart, and Wilma and I followed. When we approached...
by Jeni Martinez | Nov 28, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Spain
A couple of weeks ago we had lunch with our friends, Kieran and Eileen. At lunch, we met Eileen’s sister Catherine who is from Edinburg, Scotland but lives part time in southern Spain. She observed that Americans and Brits living in Spain tend to call themselves...
by Jeni Martinez | Nov 13, 2021 | 2020, American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Life and Death, Peace, Weather
Last week I found myself whining about the cold, wet weather, and the fact that we did not have a clothes dryer or a car. Admittedly, it was not one of my finer moments. I may have even said, “I can’t live here anymore!” Deep in my heart, though, I...
by Jeni Martinez | Oct 31, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Letting Go, Love, Spain, Yoga
I grabbed my necklace from the bathroom counter intending to put it on before going to the market. I noticed the leather cord was tangled so I gave it a little tug. Instead of straightening the cord, as I had hoped, I broke it in half. I stood staring at the two...
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