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 | Feb 6, 2025 | Kindness, Peace, Politics, Racism, Yoga
Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican Bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. I had the opportunity to hear him speak years ago and remember him telling the huge crowd, “I read the paper every morning, so...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 3, 2022 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Family, Food, Life and Death, Love, Peace, Politics, Spain, Travel
There’s always more to see here. When we get lulled into thinking we have some sort of routine and know what to expect, we discover a new tradition or a new food. Last week was no different. Called Antroxu (pronounced An-tro-shoe) in the Asturian language, we...
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 25, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Ex-pats in Spain, Hiking, Kindness, Letting Go, Life and Death, Peace, Spain, Travel
This week we became sort of an albergue (hostel) on the Camino de Santiago (Way of St. James Pilgrimage) when we welcomed my nephew Ian and his girlfriend Alba to our apartment. We were so happy to feed them, and offer a place for them to do laundry, rest and shower....
by Jeni Martinez | Oct 2, 2021 | 2020, American Yogi in Spain, Ex-pats in Spain, Hiking, Language, Peace, Spain, Travel, Weather, Yoga
The Thursday before the Spain Hiking & Yoga Retreat was suposed to start, we woke up to the sound of our hammock hitting the side of our terrace. A tormenta (a storm), had blown in off the ocean. Our sun porch which also serves as our laundry drying room was...
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