July 6, 2013
I Miss Peanut Butter
Never have I ever felt more American than now that I am finally someplace outside of the states. I am not particularly patriotic. Many things about American culture kind of…
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July 4, 2013
Happy America Day fom Not America/the Fourth of July vs. Homecoming Football Games.
Well, happy fourth of July everyone. Here of course it will be just another day, no fireworks, no parades. At least here the lack of parades on the most patriotic…
July 2, 2013
Euskera: Endangered Language
The language of the Basque Country is called Euskera, and it is currently on a list of endangered languages. It is slowly making a come-back thanks to nationalist sentiment but …
June 30, 2013
Languages
As you may have noticed, I keep referring to Castellano instead of Spanish. This is because I have been informed that I do not speak Spanish. I speak Castellano. Castellano…
June 28, 2013
Good Thing I’m Not One of Those People…
You know. The people who sit around complaining “Yur in ‘Murica. Speak English” Because I’ve been in Catalunia, the Basque Country, and France without knowing the languages of said countries.…
June 26, 2013
My Thoughts on Blogging
This post could also be called “Grace’s Excuses For Not Writing About Farm Life For So Long” but that title would be slightly over the top in it’s length. I…
June 24, 2013
Paris
It’s what I’m sure you all want to hear about right now…. I must apologize however because I have decided to give myself a two week vacation. You may wonder…
June 20, 2013
Pay it Forward
When I was nine years old I happened to borrow a movie from the library that was called Pay it Forward. If you’ve never seen it then A) You should,…
June 18, 2013
How to Shear a Sheep
Step one: Wait until it is warm out. Sheep have wool for a reason: to keep them warm in the winter. They can of course be shorn much earlier in…
June 16, 2013
“Working Like a Negro”
Apparently this phrase is 100% acceptable in Catalunia and the Basque Country (and the rest of Spain as well I imagine). I suppose when your country’s history isn’t marred by…