by Jeni Martinez | Apr 12, 2025 | Friendship, Life and Death, Peace
Remember the game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” where contestants chose to phone a friend when they needed help? We all want to phone a friend when we are in trouble, right? When I lived in Spain, my friend Henka was often my first call whether I...
by Jeni Martinez | Oct 18, 2024 | Food, Friendship, Language, Moving Home, Relationships, Travel, Yoga
The number one question I’ve been asked this month is, “What’s it like moving back to the USA?” Most people seem surprised by my answer. I feel like I’m back home wearing pajamas! Two weeks ago, Rocky, Wilma and I flew out of Madrid,...
by Jeni Martinez | Feb 12, 2024 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Friendship, Language, Love, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel
Like the fall-run Chinook Salmon which spend 3-4 years in the ocean before migrating to their spawning grounds in the fall, Rocky and I will be returning to the Pacific Northwest at the end of September. While we do not plan to spawn or die right away on our return,...
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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