This week we are celebrating our arrival in Spain two years ago. We left Seattle on July 22, 2017, landed in Madrid on July 23, and arrived in San Sebastian on July 25. It is hard to believe how quickly the time has flown by and how much we have accomplished since we’ve been here. We’ve continued to improve our Spanish, completing 55 weeks of classes over a 20-month period, and we generally are no longer intimidated by speaking Spanish daily. We even went to the doctor this month for comprehensive check-ups, including a battery of tests, and found we understood everything the doctor told us as we met with him about the results (all good, thankfully). Quite frankly we enjoy the rhythm of the language and find the challenge of reading the newspaper to be meaningful. We have even started watching bits of the nightly news. Of course, understanding bad news (local or global) in two languages is not particularly uplifting.
We are enjoying life here, especially when given the opportunity to show visitors around. There’s always something going on – Woody Allen is currently filming his latest project here; something to do – Jazzaldia is this week; exhibits or movies to see – the Apollo 11 documentary was quite good; and new vocabulary to learn – recently we’ve focused on Pedro Sanchez’s efforts to form a government.
So, on to year three, during which we start the process of renewing our visas for two more years.
No regrets,
Shana & Jeff
Mazal tov! So glad that it's still Hakuna Matata in San Sebastian!
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