San Juan Eguna, the Basque summer solstice
When the sun sets on June 23rd, many a bonfire light up the night in almost every Basque town to celebrate San Juan Eguna, the feast of St. John the Baptist, which marks…
Read moreWhen the sun sets on June 23rd, many a bonfire light up the night in almost every Basque town to celebrate San Juan Eguna, the feast of St. John the Baptist, which marks…
Read moreMy son’s journey into adolescence is well on its way, and it shows. He is no longer that little kid who openly cuddled with me before bed every night. Luckily, he hasn’t (yet)…
Read moreThis post showed up on my Facebook memories today. Four years later, it still stands. Unfortunately, the Basque Center might be timeless, but it is not immune to the passing…
Read moreI could have done without the last few months, really. Luckily, I don’t feel crappy anymore. It turns out that time does make everything better. Time and wine. Mostly wine. Oh,…
Read moreHis 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…
Read moreI was going through my drafts this morning and came upon this bit I wrote back in March of 2015. I don’t know why I never published it. I still…
Read more“Everybody experiences the movie in their own, personal way” ~ Asier Altuna, Amama’s director My parents were just a couple of teenagers when they arrived in the Basque Country. My…
Read moreFor the last few months I’ve stopped going into the gym during the lunch hour and started taking long walks around the H-P campus instead. I’d been steadily decreasing the…
Read moreI was invited to a birthday party last night for one of my oldest friends in Boise, so after a very productive day of home-making and organizing, I showered, packed…
Read moreMy sister and I were pretty young when our parents started leaving us alone after dinner on Fridays to have a coffee downstairs and a few minutes to themselves. They…
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