Monthly Archives: February 2008

Calling all cars

Posted on February 26, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

What have I been doing for the last few hours, days, weeks? I’ve been writing letters and calling companies, governments, departments, divisions and issuing bodies, telling them to take me off their lists, to move me, to update or cancel … Continue reading →

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Things in Spain are moving quickly

Posted on February 21, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Note that I’m no longer talking about visas, or about my preparations to move, but rather about the AVE, the Spanish high-speed train, which today (February 20 when I started this post) made its first runs between Barcelona and Madrid. … Continue reading →

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Noticias nuevas, por una vez…

Posted on February 1, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Time for a short but sweet quiz… What is 2008? International Year of the Potato? International Year of Sanitation? International Year of Languages? International Year of Planet Earth? International Year of the Reef? Chinese Year of the Rat (starting February … Continue reading →

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