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 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 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 | 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...
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...
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