LA GUIRI

Semana Santa or Holy Week, is now over, but I have just experienced a full week of (Andalucían) Catholic tradition. I can still smell...

We're in Granada! We're staying in the Albaicín neighbourhood which is the medieval part of Granada with narrow cobblestoned streets....

Today, Dad and I left Órgiva and went hiking in Barranco de Poqueira. This mountainous area in Granada is famous for its walking routes...

Today, Dad and I drove along the Ruta Mudéjar in Axarquía. The white mountain towns that compose this route were some of the last Muslim...

Dad's here! On Friday, we checked out Málaga, stopping at my favourite Antigua Casa de Guardia which I mentioned here. Then, we drove to...

I've just had a wonderful weekend with four other Auxes (three from the UK and one from the US). We hired a manual car with Record Go...

A Spanish friend of mine (who's the daughter of one of my students) drove me, another Aux, and her friend into the mountains in search of...

I spent the day at La Herradura where there was the Feria de San José. San José is the patron saint of La Herradura and this fair always...

Another crazy weekend. On Friday, I lost my voice; it could be some kind of cold, or the fact that it was my birthday on Monday, but I...

Today I went to Almería with my Host Dad. He is an agronomist and has an avocado/mango farm. Despite being a capital city, Almería feels...

It's been a while! Yesterday, I returned 'home' from my Semana Blanca holiday which is a non-teaching period in the Málaga province that...

Day 1 (21,230 steps) I left Málaga early on Friday morning to meet an Aussie friend in Amsterdam (where she now studies). My SIM card was...

Yesterday, I had overheard two girls speaking English at a restaurant and it turned out that they were both my age, one of them was a...

Yesterday, we had a feast. At midday, we caught up with the grandparents and went for a slow 1.5km walk (where we passed the famous...

Okay, so my host parents tested positive to Covid... The girls and I didn't, so we are still able to go out and about as we are...

Today, I explored Vélez-Málaga with another American Aux. We started at La Plaza de la Constitución where we saw the Parroquia San Juan...

I've officially finished a full month here in Spain! As I mentioned in my last post, I got Covid and was told to self-isolate for 7 days...

I think I jinxed myself earlier when I said that I was feeling anxious about Covid, because I am now currently isolating in my 3x3m...

Yesterday morning, I walked around the cobblestone streets of Málaga and found a café for breakfast. The bocadillo (sandwich) menu had a...

We left Sevilla early in the morning to catch our train to El Chorro for el Caminito del Rey (the King's walk). To get to the station, we...