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Nov
3
Yasmin Rahmani
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Feria de Todos los Santos, Cocentaina

For those of you who have kept up with my blog, you know I spent my first few weeks here in Spain in Paloma’s pueblo of Cocentaina.  Since my visa was not valid until the 15th of August, I just barely missed the Moros y Cristianos festival. I’ll have to wait until next year to see it, but the 1st of November marks yet another important feria in Cocentaina, the Fiesta de Todos los Santos (All Saints’...
Sep
1
Yasmin Rahmani
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Bona nit Cocentaina, Bon dia Valencia

L’hora dels adéus; time to say goodbye.  The last two weeks have been absolutely wonderful, but tomorrow I will be heading to Valencia.  It’ll be me, Snickers, my Lowpro backpack of electronic goodies, one brutally heavy luggage, and my gym bag filled with….food (and yes, that does include a bottle of half-eaten Nutella).  My personal belongings have doubled in the past two weeks, and if...
Aug
28
Yasmin Rahmani
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Vamos a la Playa

Here in Spain, the month of August is the month for vacation.  I discovered this while walking down the streets of Cocentaina and reading the signs outside of each tienda, some stating that they were closed for the entire month.  What a shame when you compare this to the measly 10-days most people in the US get for vacation.  The statistics are very telling, you can read more about it here. Those stores that...
Aug
24
Yasmin Rahmani
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Una Paloma en Cocentaina

“Si a tu ventana llega Una Paloma, Trátala con cariño, Que es mi persona” ~ La Palmoa (1) There is something in the air here in Spain.  Within a few days of arriving, I began to recover from that brutal cold that had completely wiped me out.  I slept entirely too much, but my body was begging for it and that lovely Spanish breeze was irresistible.  However, the best remedy for my cold was Siesta, and...
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