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Poonam beat me to the punch and posted – complete with photos! – about my favorite Saturday night activity. Infórmate aquí.
A Tour of My Piso
They’ve finally finished construction on my street, so I can, at long last, give you a tour of our new apartment. Aren’t you curious to see what kind of furnished apartment you can get for €350 a month in a small town in the south of Spain? Click on for plenty of photos and my [...]
The One Semester of Spanish Love Song
In case anyone wonders why I don’t have a Spanish girlfriend yet, I will refer them to this video:
My Fellow Marteños
A quick note: Two of my roommates have started their own blogs. I think it would be worth your while to check them out, especially if you want a different perspective on life here: • Poonam: Poonam’s Blog • Dietrich: La Vida Marteña I’m going to put their links, along with a couple other useful [...]
Halloween v. Día de Los Santos
On 1 November, Spain celebrates Día de Todos los Santos, or as we know it in English, All Saints’ Day. This is the day after Halloween (which, as you already know, I’m sure, comes from All Hallows’ Eve). Here it is one of several holy days that is celebrated throughout the country as a national [...]
Back. For Good This Time.
Hello again! It has been quite a while since I last was able to post, but this time I am writing directly from the comfort of my apartment. We were finally able to get internet at home a few weeks ago. We had some trouble getting the Telefonica guy to show up – he kept [...]
Feria San Lucas, Jaén
This is a HUGE festival here… It runs for a little over a week, all day and all night. Buses from all over the province stop at the fairground itself, which is just acres and acres of games, rides, food, and dance clubs. We went out on Saturday, saw the parade and then went out [...]
Finally, I Have Some Internet!
Greetings from Martos! As mentioned in the previous post, we’ve got an apartment! It’s a beautiful 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment with a balcony, roof access, a back terrace, and a random extra room which we use to store chairs and a sewing machine. The whole thing costs €350 a month, split between the four of us. [...]
This is Home
One day, I’m going to be singing this song without the suspense and the waiting for it, because it’s going to be true without a doubt.
In the Meantime, Los Angeles
The countdown stands at 5 days. I fly out Friday morning. It’s only now slowly sinking in. Kind of crazy.
The Arboretum
Early last week I took an expedition to the Arboretum – that is, The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens – to get the dose of nature I’m not otherwise able to get thanks to the not-yet-quite-contained Station Fire. Although you would expect this to be located somewhere downton, it’s not. It’s in Arcadia [...]
Farewell, New York City
After 7 years (and lots of really good stories), I’m finally leaving New York City.
Introducing Martos, Spain
La peña de Martos by azriel_100 This is my new home: Martos, Spain. In just a few weeks I will be headed out there with my friends Dan, Poonam, and Dietrich. We will all be assistant English teachers in public schools under the auspices of the Spanish Ministerio de Educacion. I will be teaching in [...]
New Orleans
About a month ago, I took a road trip to New Orleans with a couple of friends to celebrate a birthday, go to Jazz Fest, and just chill out. It was an awesome trip that I really needed, and I had a couple of opportunities to take photographs of this beautiful and historic city. Normally, [...]
Portfolio Update
Just a quick bit of good news: I’ve finally updated my portfolio! This means two things. First of all, there is now only one portfolio on the page. It’s just concert photography. I figure that’s what most people are coming here to see, so that’s what I should be featuring. More importantly, it cuts down [...]
Sigur Ros on Take Away Shows
Back in November (Was it that long ago?) I wrote about the Take Away Shows and how everyone needs to check them out. I stand by that statement. Here’s yet another reason why: Sigur Ros performing in a Parisian Cafe. Sigur Ros – Við spilum endalaust – A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on [...]
Fiction Family
Happy New Year! I know I’ve not been the most up-to-date with this website. That happens during the holidays. Have no fear, though… I’m working on some photos to post right now and have a few other things brewing. Keep an eye out. In the meantime, here’s something awesome you may want to check out. [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2008
It’s that time of year again! Everyone is coming out with their Top Ten lists – why should I be any different? Actually, I can think of a few reasons. For one thing, there are a lot of Top Ten lists out there, with more no doubt coming in the next few weeks. One more [...]
Take Away Shows
It’s recently come to my attention that there are people who still don’t know about these yet, so I’m going to take a break from the regular schedule of photography and use this as a sort of PSA for the Take Away Shows. There’s this guy in France, see, who goes by the name of [...]
Barack Obama = EPIC WIN!!!
November 4, 2008. I think everyone in the country woke up Tuesday morning and said to themselves, “Something’s gotta give.” Eight years after George W. Bush was elected president, people knew it was time for a change, but spent the day anxious and hopeful. I didn’t have much doubt in my mind as to who [...]
Go Vote!
These posters have been showing up on the Lower East Side lately. I snapped this picture while I was wandering around during CMJ. Clearly, we know where this designer’s sentiments lie; you can probably guess mine. Regardless of how you feel about this year’s election prospects (or this poster), I would like to remiind you [...]
