Tomorrow, December 30, the Basque National soccer team will play against the Tunisian national team during their annual Christmas friendly. The game will be at 12:30 pm MST in San…
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Today, I came across this beautiful poem by an unknown author, and I had to share. As the year ends and we start thinking about resolutions for the next one, his…
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Sorry folks—especially to those good friends who year after year send me their Christmas cards but get none from me in return—but I just can’t get into the groove of…
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After asking for readers’ help, online dating site for Basque language speakers, Kaixomaitia.eus, has started featuring their works on the blog.
As luck would have it, the first featured post from a collaborator came from a Basque in Boise. I’ve never had any of my articles translated into another language, so this is very exciting.
I wrote Tougher Than The Rest a few months back, while I was going through hard times. Reading other people’s heartbreak stories helped me cope, so I thought that perhaps mine would someday make someone else feel better.
I’d like to thank Kaixomaitia.eus for taking the time to translate the post into Basque and make it sound way better than the original.
Here you have it: Besteak baino gogorragoa.

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The dissemination and promotion of the Basque language has always been one of the main objectives of Laurak Bat, Valencia’s Basque Center. Basque language courses, movies, lectures, debates and meetings,…
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It must have been 2009 when I first heard of Kaixomaitia.eus. I remember thinking, “Woa… good luck to the organizers!,” as Basque people already have a hard time dating “normally,” but…
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His hands. That’s what she remembers the most when she thinks about that day. If she had to picture the ideal date, this would be it. Apart from dinner, when they sat facing…
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