burocrático
I know you are all waiting anxiously to find out if we have received our visas. The answer is: NO...
¿Por qué Granada, España?
So, when you decide to have a giant, crazy family adventure, how do you choose where to go? For us,...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way — Part Seven — The Consulate
1. A complicated combination of work, a doctor’s appointment, gigs and kids’ activities makes it impossible to go to Houston the...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way – Part Six
1. Monday — Bring kids to school two hours late because we had arrived home from New York in the...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way – Part Five
1. Thursday: Oooh! The kids’ birth certificates finally came back from the passport office! Now I can get the Apostille...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way – Part Four
1. Check mail. Yes! An official looking letter from New York; it’s probably my marriage certificate and the Apostille form. ...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way — Part Three
1. Alright, kids off to school… back to form EX-01. Google. Read. Google. Read. So. Much. Useless. Info… wait! What’s...
How to Get a Spanish Visa the Hard Way — Part Two
1. Okay, second on the list of of visa paperwork: form EX-01. Click link. Broken. Grrr… 2. Search for proper...
How to Get a Spanish Visa, the Hard Way — Part One
1. Okay. Let’s do this thing. Google search: Spanish Consulate, Houston. Wait… put laundry in first. 2. Caramba! The website...
soaps & telenovelas
To learn a new language, immersion is the key. For me, immersing myself in Spanish is just not going to...