Tower of Power, or old age?
I just finished my first international stair climb race. I have been climbing for almost 20 years back when stair climbing was not a “thing”. When I was married I started training on a 12-story building where my now ex used to work. I had a key and could go after work and on weekends […]
Pilates in any language is still WTF
So, I’m still massively Spanish deficient. And despite that, I decided to join a Pilates class only taught in Spanish, even though there is a very high probability I won’t understand the instructor. So I’ve been climbing stairs for exercise for over 20 years, but I have chronic low back issues and it’s getting worse […]
Ice and Bath should not be in the same sentence
So it’s been a while since I wrote, I’ve been under the weather again. I take autoimmune meds for my Rheumatoid and with every kid who blows snot in class which is every day, something jumps on me. So the teachers and I have been trading coughs, sneezes, and runny noses for the last 4 […]
The case of falling objects
Pencils, markers, crayons, and scissors be damned. Some days are just louder than others or maybe it’s only when I’m tired. Standing in the 2nd-grade class on a chilly ass Monday morning. I’m patiently waiting. The kids clamor in and hit the tables with their backpacks, drop the chairs as they pull them off the […]
Nature or Nurture
A day in the life…you can’t manage rabbits I arrive at the school freezing my butt off as usual as there is no heat in 9 out of 10 classrooms. But it’s normal here. Everyone wears their coats all day. “only one more month it will be warmer! They chirp. I’ll never get used to […]
Get used to it.
You’ll get used to it. When you have no other out, they say you’ll get used to it. Get used to what? Everything. It’s amazing how you do. Get used to things that is, with enough time, you adapt to less. Or to acceptance, or to low expectations. Or to more than you expected. Or […]
No entiendo, Yea right
So, I was in class today with the 5th and 6th graders. They are roughly 12-14 years old. Now I’ve been doing this gig for over a year now and it never ceases to amaze me how the kids act or act up, shall I say. Now I was never a formal teacher before this […]
Don’t call me Chi Chi
So, we were out with friends the other night. It was around 10 pm and we decided to go to a local bar after dinner that always reminds me of my mother. Bar Alquimia. It has three levels, has a kind of a dim lit dark blue-green interior, and has funky stars and moons on […]
Safety is a four letter word
So, the arrival of Maria, La Senora de la Asuncion is a religious event that was some 700 years ago here in this part of Spain. The story goes that a coffin-like box washed ashore with her or something representing her inside. It washed ashore on the beaches of Santa Pola not far from here. […]
Yes, it was a naked bird. But keep the neck please
So, I have been lax in getting back to the blog as Christmas has flown right up faster than I thought. Ya’ll wanted to know about the turkey, did I get it naked or not? Well, I did. When I walked into the butcher, he saw me no questions asked, and went to the back […]