De toalla e -ita. 1. f. Pieza de celulosa desechable, humedecida con algún producto y usada en general con fines higiénicos. (cit RAE) Breve historia triste: ayer pasé mi primer sábado por la noche en España buscando toallitas húmedas para limpiar el suelo. No os voy a mentir, fue muy aburrido. Pero sé que es bastante típico cuando te mudas a una nueva ciudad estar sola. Y en esa circunstancias siempre me conforta ir […]
Tag: contemplation
La Aventura Española 💃
Dear readers, I know that in the last few weeks you missed my blog updates so, so, so much! There was a lot going on, with volunteering, British pronunciation classes, my parents spending the holidays in London with me and Sal… But those will be stories for another time… Starting today and for a few […]
The “rest” part in “all the rest”
When planning my sabbatical, I initially thought that during the first few weeks I would allow myself to simply relax, lie on my couch, watch tv, laze around. Then I got scared: what if going from full-time work to full-time rest would give me – I don’t know – stress hormone withdrawal sindrome!? So I […]
La montagna nostra
When I was about 5 year old, Nonno Settimio – my late grandfather from my father side – picked me up and, pointing at the mountain of San Donato – the village I grew up in – , said: “Guarda, vessa è la montagna nostra!” (“Look, that is our mountain!”). To which my cheeky little […]
All the rest 