by Jeni Martinez | Jun 19, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Dogs, Ex-pats in Spain, Kindness, Language, Spain, Travel
In retrospect, maybe I should not have chosen a nail salon based on the fact that they had a gorgeous chocolate colored Irish Setter named Pongo working there. For weeks, every time I passed the salon, Pongo peered out the front window at me keeping tabs on all the...
by Jeni Martinez | Jun 10, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Relationships, Spain, Yoga
Communication is at the core of connection. Without the ability to communicate, we feel at the very least frustrated, and at the worst, completely distraught and even isolated. Toddlers on the verge of talking often throw temper tantrums when they can’t make...
by Jeni Martinez | Jun 3, 2021 | 2020, American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Downsizing, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Letting Go, Retirement, Spain, Travel, Yoga
On Sunday afternoon, Rocky and I, along with our friends Eileen and Kieran, grabbed a table in the outdoor patio of a bar in a quaint fishing village called Viavelez. Two red and white fishing boats floated lazily in the small port across from the bar. Rows of green...
by Jeni Martinez | May 22, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Dogs, Ex-pats in Spain, Language, Marriage, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Rocky in front of his namesake bar in Gijon, Spain I don’t know if it is because I was raised on Cheers, the TV show that popularized the slogan, “Where everyone knows your name…” or the fact that I’ve been a yoga teacher for more than 3...
by Jeni Martinez | May 14, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Dogs, Ex-pats in Spain, Kindness, Language, Relationships, Spain, Travel, Weather, Yoga
Yesterday we were baptized by our first Gijon galerna, a meteorological event common in this area in the spring and fall and characterized by sudden gusts of cold wind and rain. Primarily associated with the area around the Cantabrian Sea and Bay of Biscay, it blows...
by Jeni Martinez | May 6, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Dogs, Ex-pats in Spain, Food, Kindness, Language, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Celorio to Llanes Trail You’ve no doubt heard of the “luck of the Irish,” but how about “the luck of the Scottish”? Last month, a new Scottish friend of mine, Eileen, joined the intermediate Spanish class I’m taking. Before her...
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