Yearly Archives: 2014


Avgolemono and stop motion 2

Trying to catch up on posting…I start writing and then I get distracted or fall asleep before I resize and upload pictures…anyway, this one’s from Friday. So tonight I’m cooking dinner for Teresa and Telmo.  They were so nice to invite me the other night, and just want to return […]


Swim the world! 2

Today I had my first dip in the gorgeous Atlantic in the Bahía de La Concha (Kontxako Badia).  It’s been raining every morning since I got here, with bright breaks of sunshine just as I start work, so I haven’t really had a chance to go swimming yet. It has […]


How many miles do I need to bike per pintxo?

Today was the first day it wasn’t raining when I woke up so I grabbed Teresa’s bike and rode to the city center.  The bike path system here is really top notch, and the city is set up quite nicely for bikers, cars and pedestrians.  I made sure I could […]


I bought man shoes today

Si, si, por hombre.  They don’t really look like mandals, but apparently my feet are just too big to fit in ladies sandals here.  I think my feet might be a 42 in Europe and every shop I went in just stopped at 40.  Anyway, my sandals, which were women’s […]


Hola San Sebastián! 1

Holy jalapeño margaritas and jet lag batman, but I just slept for almost 15 hours which I haven’t done since Phil’s wedding.  And believe it or not, that was mostly travel exhaustion and jet lag after being awake for like 48 hours straight.  I really should have just went home […]