It was actually two strangers: a 70 something-year-old man from Chile and a 14-year-old local (Santander) boy. I was there for the summer, enrolled at the Universidad de Cantabria to further my acquaintance with the Spanish language and culture. The year was 2004, a lifetime ago. I was 27 years old, about to start aContinue reading “Fishing for Friends”
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Making Exercises Tolerable (Especially in the Summer)
I’m not a fan of workouts, but if I must do them, I prefer it in cooler weather. It’s batty to work your way up to a sweat when you already feel like you’re drowning in the humid air. Right now, we’re right smack in the middle of a tropical summer. It’s so oppressive. I’mContinue reading “Making Exercises Tolerable (Especially in the Summer)”
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