by Jeni Martinez | Mar 31, 2021 | Kindness, Language, Letting Go, Peace, Relationships, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Yoga at Puerto Deportivo in Gijon Shoshin is a word from Zen Buddhism meaning “beginner’s mind.” It refers to having an attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even when studying at an advanced level, just...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 27, 2021 | Family, Kindness, Language, Peace, Relationships, Spain, Travel, Yoga
Spring in the Cimadevilla neighborhood of Gijon This week in my Spanish language class, my teacher Cristina flashed a photo on the overhead projector of my neighborhood Cimadevilla because of it’s historic significance. Because our class is small, conversational...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 22, 2021 | Downsizing, Family, Food, Language, Letting Go, Peace, Relationships, Retirement, Spain, Travel, Yoga
View from my writing desk Yesterday was cleaning day in our apartment. It was too early to run the vacuum cleaner and risk waking the neighbors below us, so I grabbed the broom and started to sweep. The repetitive movement of the broom bristles made a soft swishing...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 17, 2021 | Dogs, Retirement, Spain, Travel
The Queen’s Gardens (Jardines de la Reina) One of the beauties of living on Claudio Alvargonzales street in the Cimavilla neighborhood is our proximity to the Jardines de la Reina (The Queen’s Gardens), a beautiful little oasis of green grass and giant...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 12, 2021 | Food, Kindness, Language, Spain, Travel
Lately my life has felt like the game, Taboo, a word guessing game where a player chooses a card and then tries to get his partner to say that word without saying the “taboo” word listed on the card. Only I am playing the real life version where I enter a...
by Jeni Martinez | Mar 9, 2021 | Dogs, Food, Retirement, Spain, Travel
Wilma checking out the view After 3 years of planning, 4 days of travel, 2 airlines, 3 flights, 3 hotels, 3 countries, 5 taxis, and a 5 hour drive from Madrid to Gijon, we arrived at our new apartment! We could not be more excited to start our new life. We covered...
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