Wendy

Happy New Year to one and all.

I'm on a windy hilltop looking out at San Francisco Bay. The  Golden Gate Bridge is in front of me and beyond it, the Pacific Ocean. It's a windy day, and the view is dramatic. Some days I watch the fog come in until all is white and the view disappears entirely. Other days I can see for miles. Just now, in the winter, the sun sets directly over the bridge and the sky is spectacular on a clear night. I miss the view from my hilltop when I'm in Spain.

What do Spaniards miss when they're traveling around the world? Spanish nightlife, family and friends and "jamón & chorizo". I've just discovered that you CAN find these Spanish delicacies abroad. When you go to Berkeley, California or London, England, you don't have to exist on hamburgers and pizzas. You can find "jamón & chorizo". This has not always been the case. Look what I found this year in those two places. 

Wendy

Do you like the music from the 60's and '70s and beyond? Yeah, I do too. You know, Chuck Berry’s ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN, Sam Cook’s WONDERFUL WORLD  “I don’t know much about history…,” Elvis’s BLUE SUEDE SHOES, IT’S NOW OR NEVER . Do you remember DON’T BE CRUEL, YOU’RE 16, LOVE POTION #9, IN THE SUMMER TIME, HEAT WAVE, SPEEDY GONZALEZ...PRETTY WOMAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING and many, many more?

Colorín, colorado, Este año académico se ha acabado.

One more academic year has finished; 2014-2015 is a thing of the past.

And now....vacation! It's time to play.
You've taken your last exam, turned in your project, finished everything albeit at the last moment. It's August, finally!