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What a difference a week makes

This week, we were confronted with rain and hail from a “Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos” (DANA).

Bicycling in Valencia, Spain, as the summer kicks into high gear, presents its own challenges.

Fear can hold you back but it can also propel you forward to make positive changes.

What happened? At the time I didn’t know. More importantly, I couldn’t easily find out. My phone ceased to work as a telecommunications device.

This is a quick, and certainly not exhaustive, recap of some of the things I found out.

The Comunidad de Propietarios, the building’s group of homeowners, is redoing the access to the ascensor, which is the lift or elevator.

Finally, I have the wherewithal and time to return to a month of intensive-level classes in Spanish.

So, as to the reason that I write these posts. It’s the stuff between the bread slices – a bocadillo if you will.

El Gordo or the Fat One, is Spain’s big lottery held at various times throughout the year.

The hassle of dealing with a government functionary in a language I’m not familiar with…