Going Barceluna

I've been taking Spanish classes on and off since I've been here, and this week I've

It's been hard writing up stories for this blog as I've had several freelance projects going

In addition to being Isabel's birthday week, it was also Carneval week (or weeks as the parties

Sendebar performed on Saturday at the Teatre L'Auditori. There next concerts are coming up in the

We ventured out of Catalunya this year for the beginning of the year and headed up north to Venice.

This holiday season we are much more aware of the Christmas traditions here, and we're

Today we visited a park in Barcelona that we haven't been to yet. It's called Parc de Castell

Today was a landmark day for us. Isabel started daycare today! She was so excited carrying her new

This morning the neighborhood was eerily quiet. But that only makes sense as the Festa de Gracia

So we've been hearing about the Fiestas of Gracia for a long time, and now they are just around

This morning I went to get a cup of coffee and down the block I could hear lots of banging and

My sister Linda is in town this week so we're taking the opportunity to visit different beaches.

This past week we took a spontaneous trip to Madrid. The goal was to deliver an instrument to the

Today Isabel and I stopped to have coffee and juice at Don Teo's, a hole-in-the-wall cafe on the

Yesterday Mauricio, Isabel and I took a little side trip to the old town of Vic, the see of a bishop

Great news! Mauricio just released his new CD with his ensemble Sendebar, entitled De Mar a Mar. Plus

I like this pix. We're on the beach in Vilanova i la Geltru on a windy spring day a few weeks ago

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of changes. My mom headed back to New York. We had daylight

To celebrate my mom's ??th birthday (let's just say it's significant), we decided to

Many folks ask us how we are enjoying the Barcelona late night ramble. Well, um, we have a two-year-

We've been hearing about the calçotada for ages, but never actually experienced it — until today

It's been more than a month since I've posted. Besides a quick trip to Sicily, been keeping

Our friends Anthony and Dayle are in town visiting us this week. As I thought, they are amazed at how

Yesterday was Isabel's 2nd birthday! We spent the day in Tarragona, about an hour west of

Gracia, January 27 - After going to so many festivals outside of Barcelona, we finally got to witness