Irish goodbye
In the end, Mike decided he wouldn’t see off our friends after a long night of partying in Ortuella. Basque people can’t just say bye and leave, no. Regardless what…
Read moreIn the end, Mike decided he wouldn’t see off our friends after a long night of partying in Ortuella. Basque people can’t just say bye and leave, no. Regardless what…
Read moreIt might be because I come from a culture where personal space is a foreign a concept, where greeting your friends with hugs and kisses is customary, and touching their…
Read moreStudying the effects of the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum with Joseba Zulaika in Chicago By Etxepare Institute 2013-01-29 The anthropologist Joseba Zulaika is the teacher of the new edition of the Koldo…
Read moreBoise Basques and non-Basques will celebrate St. Agueda again this year. Saint Agatha of Sicily (died ca. 251) is a Christian saint. Her memorial is on 5 February. She was…
Read moreJesus… Not that time! My kids get on this blog once in a while! There are episodes in your life that mark a before and after the time they happen.…
Read moreI give my friend Unai shit every time I can about hanging clothes to dry in a particular order. He’d picked me up from the airport on my surprise trip…
Read moreYesterday, I read about Basque typical products thanks to a link (in Spanish) that my friend Lontzo shared on his Facebook wall. He’s now responsible for networking at EITB, but…
Read moreLast night, my friend Irune shared an article with me about a woman in LA who holds the world record for largest hips – over 8 feet in circumference. It…
Read moreThe United States officially observes Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday for the 13 time today. Although Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed on…
Read moreI talked about this not so long ago. Regardless of how long you’ve lived in a foreign country or your command of a second language, there are times when it’s painfully obvious that…
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