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 | 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...
by Jeni Martinez | Oct 9, 2021 | Family, Language, Life and Death, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Spain, Yoga
This week Rocky and I are enjoying a rather unplanned personal retreat in the village of Liñero, near Villaviciosa. When we returned to Gijon following our Spain Hiking & Yoga Retreat we found out our elevator was going to be repaired for ten days and would be...
by Jeni Martinez | Aug 8, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Downsizing, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Language, Marriage, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel, Weather, Yoga
From my desk, I look out on our terrace and the marina beyond. The sun is shining and the clouds are big, puffy and white, a postcard photographer’s favorite kind of day. The wind is rhythmically blowing our rainbow colored hammock against the outside of our...
by Jeni Martinez | Apr 30, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Dogs, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Life and Death, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel
Coffee with a Message Monday, we picked up our tarjetas de residencia (residents cards) at the police station in Gijon. Given all we have gone through to get them, we expected a bit of fanfare when they were presented. Fanfare was not what was on the mind of the...
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