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Sabbatical Times: El Prado
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Wednesday, January 30, 2008. The painting that some feel is the most important painting in the world…Of course the Spanish feel that! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am making yogurt for the last time in my kitchen in Berkeley until we return home- January of 2008. Guernica, no.Flamenco, yes. Ringing in the New Year. Berkeley, CA, United States.
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Sabbatical Times: October 2007
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Tuesday, October 30, 2007. When there is no game to be played, he and his buddy trim the grass, weed, sweep and pick up trash. We hired a new trainer,. Her name is Adela. She’s a great player, our first baseperson.). More on Blancas in a later post…. Sunday, October 28, 2007. The auction, put on by the expatriate community in Oaxaca (retired wealthy ...
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Sabbatical Times: August 2007
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Thursday, August 30, 2007. We enjoyed an unusual baseball practice on Monday. First of all, Gabe and I always arrive early in order to get more playing time in. We got there about 15 minutes before 4 PM and I started hitting him grounders. Around 3:50, Abraham shows up, my favorite player on the team…and others trickle in. Wednesday, August 29, 2007.
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Sabbatical Times: November 2007
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Tuesday, November 27, 2007. The Christmas House From Hades. When he nears the house. Other water guys yell agua too, but their calls are not precisely the same in tone and pitch as Ignacio's. After a couple of months, I can distinguish his call from the other salesmen. Gas de Oaxaca, kilos exactos…. Diddy…you can imagine how we have used the ma...
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Sabbatical Times: On Our Feet
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Friday, February 1, 2008. Another day on our feet. In fact, we ran through Retiro Park this morning…4 miles or so…Retiro Park is the equivalent of Madrid’s Central Park, next to the Prado. Guide…right down to what you should order when you walk in the restaurant. We have abandoned the. Guide when it comes to food and taken up the. Case and point, I a...
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Sabbatical Times: September 2007
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Friday, September 28, 2007. Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Keeping the Music Brain Alive. Our slower life feels too rich, too precious to fill with activity. So, no lessons yet, but I have convinced my kids that they ought to practice three times a week in order to keep their musical brain synapses firing. No joke! I explained to them how the brain w...
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Sabbatical Times: El Ultimo Dia
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Saturday, February 2, 2008. We ate breakfast at the apartment and took off for our morning coffee, tried Spanish churros this time with our cafés con leche…less sweet than in Mexico, but still plenty greasy and good. After coffee, we went to the. Across the street from the Prado. The collection of a certain baronness and what a collection!
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Sabbatical Times: Guernica, no...Flamenco, yes
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Thursday, January 31, 2008. Guernica, no.Flamenco, yes. Wrote about his performance to a sold-out crowd in the city. Leave it to the. To capture the artistic moment on paper, even the newspaper. The show we saw tonight featured two exceptional flamenco guitarists, a singer with an incredible tenor voice and a female dancer. We had a great eve...Berke...
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Sabbatical Times: December 2007
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Sunday, December 30, 2007. The Oaxacans know how to say good bye. In all things celebratory, they outstrip Americans by about 10 to 1.if you can measure such a thing as the spirit of celebration. Hello 2008 and a Prospero Año Nuevo to you all. Friday, December 28, 2007. Warm Days and Lots of Play. Wednesday, December 26, 2007. Neuwirth cousins visit ...
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Sabbatical Times: Teresa of Jesus
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One month wandering the Western US, five months settled in Oaxaca City. This Blog follows the sabbatical adventures of Jason, Susi, Abigail and Gabe Jensen. Tuesday, January 29, 2008. We’re in Madrid now, but I need to write about our second day in Ávila. I would have taken a photo of the finger, but you’re not allowed to snap one of that relic. Teresa's life spanned a time in Catholic Spain that was difficult and violent (The Inquisition). Maybe her followers needed the body, the finger as a reminde...