It started with a WhatsApp message from someone named “María Language Flow 🌊”. She said there was a group that met every Wednesday in Ruzafa to practice English and Spanish over drinks. I was lonely. I was bored. I had nothing in the fridge except a half jar of sun-dried tomatoes and two things of […]
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I Went to a Spanish Wedding and Left with a Goddaughter
There are a few things I expect from weddings: cake, regret, and at least one uncle crying next to a karaoke machine. What I did not expect—on this particular sunny Saturday in Valencia—was to walk in alone and walk out holding a baby someone told me I now spiritually co-own. The invite came on WhatsApp, […]
How I Accidentally Became a Tour Guide for German Tourists and Lied the Entire Time
I don’t know how it keeps happening, but I have an uncanny ability to stumble into situations I am wildly unqualified for. Some people accidentally sign up for gym memberships they’ll never use. Others buy a plant thinking they’ll be responsible enough to keep it alive. I, apparently, pretend to be a licensed cultural expert […]