Subir

at long last, a blog...

i tutor two girls, 4 and 5 year olds, five days a week. sometimes we take a walk after class and end up getting coffee or watching the girls skate around near the cafe. on the walks there and back, their mom usually says "sube" or "coche" when the girls are in the street and a car is coming, meaning she wants them to go up onto the sidewalk so the car can get by on the narrow streets, and so the girls don't get hurt. when i looked up the word, i realized there was a lot more to it. the actual verb, subir, can also mean: to rise up, to go up, climb, be promoted... i thought it was an appropriate title for my blog since a lot of being in spain and learning to live abroad is staying on your toes, staying "up", going "up", coming "up". staying on top, whether it be of your life or your surroundings.

anyhow, not a whole lot to say at the moment, still working on adding some nicer touches to the page, but i just thought i'd give a little explanation of the blog name. bollullos par del condado (huelva), espana seemed too predictable, considering that's where i'm living and teaching. hopefully, with this blog, i'll be able to post a few pictures, add some background music, and document my travels over the next months. i've almost been here for a full month already, and i'm just beginning the travels, so it was now or never with the blog idea.

entertainment awaits...