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 24, 2022 | Family, Life and Death, Love, Relationships
Early morning on January 8th, I arrived at the first of three airports on my way to visit my Dad in Kansas. As the taxi pulled up to let me off, I got a text telling me that Dad had died. For several stunned minutes, I pondered whether to turn around and go...
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 | Sep 15, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Hiking, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel
Last week our friends, Leah and Cliff, came to visit from Connecticut. Mid-week, I got a text from Judy, the adventurous owner-operator of Spanish Steps, asking if we wanted to join her for a cave hike in the beach town of Oviñana, less than an hour from Gijon. Judy...
by Jeni Martinez | Aug 16, 2021 | American Yogi in Spain, Americans in Gijon, Ex-pats in Spain, Food, Language, Relationships, Spain, Travel
Yesterday, our friends Eileen and Kieran drove us to El Parque Natural de Redes so we could explore La Ruta de Albas (The Route of the Dawn), considered one of the top 23 trails in Asturias by some. This gorgeous path follows the Alba River and features waterfalls of...
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...
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