This is our last weekend in Rome, and the weather is warming up. We decided to try and avoid the center of Rome as we thought it would be mobbed with tourists here for Easter (which in Italy is a four-day weekend). For Saturday, we set our sights on visiting the Non-Catholic Cemetery of Rome …
Category: living abroad
Just the Bare Bones of Our Weekend
This weekend is going to be a calm and quiet one, no 11 trains, no traveling halfway across the country to go the ballet, not even a quick trip to Florence to see more of the sights. Wednesday as we were discussing our weekend plans, Sue stumbled onto a place called Jerry Thomas, that describes …
Join a Gym …
Well, it doesn't have to be a gym, but get yourself into the world of people who really live where you're hanging out. In Guadalajara, we did yoga and learned some Spanish along the way. We also learned that Mexicans are helpful and friendly. Monday, we signed up at a gym, Rabbit Sport Center, (and, …
Back in the USA
Friday morning at 11:30 we left our AirBnB in Guadalajara for the 30-minute ride to the airport. It is the end of another leg of our foolishness. We are usually pretty careful about the weight of our luggage, but the prices got the better of us and bought a couple of bottles of tequila and …
Our last weekend in Guadalajara
It seems crazy, but this is our last weekend in Guadalajara. Next weekend we are in Mexico City and then we head back to the U.S. on the following Thursday. The time here has just flown by. I took Friday afternoon off and met Sue in El Centro after her last day of school. I …
Un Puente
I didn't have school Monday. The kid in me was thinking, "Yay! Three-day weekend!!" (or what is called un puente in Mexico), but the cheapy in me was thinking, "Hey! I paid for a whole week of classes!" As it turned out, we just didn't have our field trip this week, so I am getting …
OMG! We have a social life
On Saturday morning we grabbed breakfast across the street at Pata de Elefante. They have wonderful breakfasts, and Sue and I indulged. They had a two piece band (guitar and saxophone) playing in the corner and it enjoyed a quiet morning. Afterwards, we headed to Zapopan which is a city that abuts Guadalajara, and it …
Another beautiful weekend
We were very busy this weekend, and what stands out to me is that we weren’t really doing tourist stuff, we were just enjoying a city where we are temporary residents. The required photo of the Instagram sign in the park Friday night Sue made arrangements to meet a friend from school – Teresa – …
Field Trip to Tonalá
Announcement: yes we have power! It was on when we returned from our "vacation from our vacation," as our Tequila tour guide put it. OK, now onto our regularly scheduled program. The best days at school are the days you don't go to class! Every Wednesday is field trip day at IMAC (my Spanish school). …
Tequila Tour
Friday started out like a normal workday. Sue went to school and I sat down to work. Everything was fine until our cleaner noticed that the lights had gone out. I did not have the lights on and was working with my laptop, so I didn’t notice that the power was out. We tried various …
Doing It On The Road 