Why I moved to Spain

[mount_oregano]

If you've ever wondered why I moved to Spain and what I think of it, you can find the answers today in my guest blog at Expat Explorer:

http://expatexplorer.blogspot.com/2010/02/sue-burke-of-mount-oregano-writes-for.html

— Sue Burke

Comments

[evilshrubbery.livejournal.com]

Interesting article! Now I know why my Spanish colleagues think I'm a work-aholic (I eat at my work desk so I can work on my own things like writing or blogging on the computer).

Spain was a culture shock for me coming straight from living in Germany where attitudes and routines are so different. I learned Spanish much quicker here because the Spaniards were willing to talk to me in Spanish, the Germans were so proud at being good at English I never learned.

[birdhousefrog.livejournal.com]

Nice little article, very succinct.

[arhyalon.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful and touching article. Thanks for sharing it. I was particularly impressed by how you noted the little things, like dress codes, greetings, smiling (I'd do horribly there ;-) that make life what it is but which are so easy for a stranger to miss.