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Without Real Madrid, There Would Be Nothing.
We’re taking a slight pause in the Tall, White Americans saga to relay this important message about Real Madrid, Madrid’s regal soccer team, as we are experiencing writers block on the TWA… more →
The World According to Conison
Without Real Madrid, There Would Be Nothing.
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conison wrote 1 year ago: We’re taking a slight pause in the Tall, White Americans saga to relay this important message … more →
6 Goya 6
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Good news everyone! We just figured out (after 7 weeks) that the school (with all it’s free wi … more →
we're really getting into soccer, er, futbol*
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Last night Real Madrid won their 31st league championship. We didn’t even realize they were pl … more →
May 2nd Uprising
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Our internet connection in our apartment is broken right now, so it has been a little difficult to p … more →
Would you like to "meat" me for dinner in España?
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Either the Spanish enjoy their meat rather rare, or they think Americans do (or maybe the Dutch? or … more →
reversal
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conison wrote 1 year ago: As a departure from MC’s obsession with the way in which Spaniards walk (it is pretty insane, … more →
The Physics of Spanish Ambulation
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conison wrote 1 year ago: This post finds us once again revisiting the beguiling walking habits of Spaniards. As you can see f … more →
Passing on the left
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conison wrote 1 year ago: We had a small victory today: we finally got oncoming Spaniards to pass us on our left as we were wa … more →
Linguistic Gymnastics
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Today we had an unusually high level of interaction with the natives, specifically those outside the … more →
Mis cosas favoritas - II
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conison wrote 1 year ago: 10) Horchata. I can’t believe I didn’t mention it before. For a while I thought I might … more →
Mis cosas favoritas
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conison wrote 1 year ago: After an intense bout of homesickness this evening (spurred on by bdmc saying “wouldn’t … more →
Forgive me, for I have sinned; or, Holy Crap! Madrid is America!
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Since all good things come in threes (wishes, Graces, Stooges, Ménage-à-Trois..es), this is the thir … more →
I wanna leeve een Amedica!
conison wrote 1 year ago: It’s dawned on us that Spaniards, or at least Madrileños, despite all their civic and national … more →
Yo Quiero Order, or, I am slowly turning into my father.
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conison wrote 1 year ago: We love cities, and Madrid is a fantastic city. Having been deprived of some of the luxuries of urba … more →
I don’t have to move. I survived Franco, B*tch.
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conison wrote 1 year ago: A social commentary on Las Viejas, or as we have dubbed them, The Biddies of Spain. Unlike in Americ … more →
A -ria for Everything
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conison wrote 1 year ago: A humorous side note. In the Spanish language, when you want to describe a place that sells a partic … more →
I have decided I'm no longer taking the full blame for global warming...
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conison wrote 1 year ago: …as an American. Global warming is being caused by 18- to 21-year-olds in North America and Eu … more →
thoughts on la corrida de toros
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conison wrote 1 year ago: So we went to a bullfight yesterday evening. I have been once before, but MC had never seen one and … more →
La Lista de España
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conison wrote 1 year ago: Random observations about the Spanish adventure, both positive and negative, and in no particular or … more →
