Category Archives: Barcelona

I’m sure it will get old but…

…we are really loving the runs up to Montjuic. We didn’t know it when we chose this house, but the fact that it’s a 10-minute run to the base of the park is really wonderful. We may not be getting … Continue reading

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Medinaceli, Barcelona, and Goodbye

On the way back from Toledo and Yaya’s birthday we stopped in Medinaceli, a very old town in the province of Aragon (friends who traveled with us after the wedding: this is where we went for lunch on the way … Continue reading

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Two Newspaper Articles

Paris has a similar biking system to Barcelona’s Bicing system I wrote about recently, and it was interesting to read about it yesterday (French Ideal of Bicycle Sharing Meets Reality). Then I scrolled down and found another article on the … Continue reading

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Parents are here!

My parents arrived today and despite jet-lag, we adventured around the city a little. It’s wonderful to have them here, to show them our home, to see the city through their eyes. In the morning we took a tour bus, … Continue reading

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Workdays at the UAB

I am lucky enough to have an office at the Autonoma University of Barcelona, so until I start interviewing people and spending time in schools, I’m going to be working there a lot. The office is at the end of … Continue reading

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