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Baeza & Ubeda

Ian — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:14 +0000

Here are a few photos from a day trip we took to Baeza and Ubeda, two UNESCO World Heritage Site towns in Jaen province. These photos, I’m afraid, don’t nearly do justice to the place. Still, I think you’ll enjoy looking.

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In the News!

Ian — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:16:19 +0000

There haven’t been a lot of updates here, because I have been both incredibly busy (deciding where to study for the next three years, preparing a presentation for the kids on Canada, etc.) and incredibly lazy. Yes, it is possible to be both. But there was one thing that I wanted to share: I was in the newspaper!

Ok, well, my friend Becky was in the newspaper. But the Yuma Sun article about her travels in Spain was accompanied by one of my photos from jumping in Seville. Exciting, no? Check out the article!

Happy Easter!

Ian — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:00:22 +0000

Just got back from a week-long road trip across the north of Spain with Dietrich, from Barcelona to Santiago de Compostela. Good times! We got back to Martos just in time to see the Easter procession. Plenty more photos where that came from… on my computer desktop. (Gimme a break, I’m relaxing today!) This song has been going through my head all day. Happy Easter, everyone!

Christ, the Lord, is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heavens, and earth, reply, Alleluia!

Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Lo! the Sun’s eclipse is over, Alleluia!
Lo! He sets in blood no more, Alleluia!

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, Alleluia!
Christ hath burst the gates of hell, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids His rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened paradise, Alleluia!

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ hath led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Hail, the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia!
Praise to Thee by both be given, Alleluia!
Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!
Hail, the resurrection day, Alleluia!

King of glory, Soul of bliss, Alleluia!
Everlasting life is this, Alleluia!
Thee to know, Thy power to prove, Alleluia!
Thus to sing and thus to love, Alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!

But the pains that He endured, Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured, Alleluia!
Now above the sky He’s King, Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

- Charles Wesley (1707 – 1788)

Halloween v. Día de Los Santos

Ian — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:39:08 +0000

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 holiday. That means no work.

But they don’t have Halloween… yet.

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Feria San Lucas, Jaén

Ian — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:56:06 +0000

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 with some auxiliares. I didn’t get home until around 4am and everything was still going strong when we left.

That’s just how they do.

I’m not entirely clear on the history of the festival, but the parade was all about the history of Jaén. It started with some Romans, who were followed by the Muslims, who were followed by the Spanish, then Napoleon, and then, apparently, large balloon animals like the catoctopus, billowing things that shoot confetti, and an army of smurfs. At the end of the parade come Saint Lucas himself on horseback in battle with the Lagarto, a dragon that apparently terrorized Jaén in the middle ages and whose skin supposedly hangs in one of the churches.

Anyway, check out the pictures. It was awesome.
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The Arboretum

Ian — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:29:22 +0000

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 right here in the San Gabriel Valley, practically my backyard. I’ve been going there since at least preschool and let me tell you, it is a fantastic place to spend the day.

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Looking Through Me

Ian — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:54 +0000