Teachers at a Crossroads
With the arrival of the plague, things have become clearer. An opinion piece on the current state of education during the current state of emergency in el HOY. The extended English…
The Dowsing Rod of Race
…occupied with questions that can never be answered because they were never real questions to begin with. The piece also explores the peculiar irony of holding a conference devoted to…
Why I Wrote About Ceiling Fans (again!)
This week, Nueva Tribuna published my latest article, Fans Above Us: The Politics of “We Survived.“ An English translation appears below. For non-Spanish readers, some context may help. The article…
Caceres with an Irish Lilt
…seem to cheer things up. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to the greenest of places, but an Irish newspaper, The Irish World, has just published a new travel piece…
We Appreciate your Predicament, Mr. Bond
…Click over to read the originally published piece in Spanish in the HOY or read the English translation below. This was also picked up in SUR in English. (PDF en…
The Foreign Menace: Now Available in the Hotel Lobby
…a surreal carnival of nationalism, folklore, fear, and hairspray. What followed was less bureaucracy and more Raul Duke in Cáceres. Read the piece in my Camino a Ítaca in the…
Interviews in the Spanish Press about the new Book
Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain This weekend the regional and local press both published interviews with me (in Spanish) about my new book, Stories…
España Profunda (with a bit of Portugal thrown in)
The good people over at Trazzler have given me even more reason to practice what I preach and travel deeper rather than further. I’ve been assigned a 10 piece series,…
Aculturalized : Definition
…piece melt the moment it hits your tongue. The only way to accompany it is with a strong local red that can actually do battle with the intense flavors. Perfect…
Post Academy Life: 5 ways to move beyond teaching at Language Academies in Spain
…the plain. A place I have called home off and on for more than 15 years, Spain… And thus starts my piece in EFL Magazine. Click over for a look….