SALLY SHUFFIELD
  • Home
  • About
  • Music
    • Listen and Purchase >
      • Purchase Physical CD
      • Spotify
      • iTunes
      • Amazon
    • Reviews
  • TRAVEL
    • Culture & Travel Blog
  • Prose
    • Nature Column
    • Culture & Travel Column

Culture and Travel Blog

And We're Off!!!

7/5/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
It's the little things that make you realize you're in a new country on a new continent.  These things aren't expected because they are things you don't notice until you try to act as if nothing is different.  Just like learning language, we all grow up learning how to function in our world.  So, in addition to learning how to speak in a new country, it takes time to learn how to act, as well.  We began our trip with high expectations, thinking that we would immediately absorb Spanish living.  After two weeks, I now realize how mentally exhausting it is to do basic things like open a bank account, figure out a bus route, get your proof of residency card, fill a prescription, and the list goes on.   I started off thinking I would write a traditional travel blog of what we see and eat and visit.  But, it has become clear that what I need to write is how it feels to be dropped into another culture, with all its mistakes, confusion, and attempts to fit in.  Along the way comes the magic of realizing that you can be truly amazed and filled with awe at sights and common day occurrences that seem familiar to those that live here.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Sally and her family moved to Spain for a year from July 2017 - July 2018.  They lived in a little town called Puzol, which is about 20km north of Valencia.  Her kids, Carson and Celia, attended  the American School of Valencia, an International School located in Puzol.  The goal for the whole family was to experience another way of life, and learn Spanish.  

    This blog began as a way to record her experiences with Spanish culture,  but is now devoted to the many cultural differences found around the world and the ways to continuously discover them.

    Archives

    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017

    topics

    All
    Asturius
    Menorca
    Spain
    Valencia

Picture

contact
​

LARKSPUR MUSIC, travel and prose
Sallyashuffield@gmail.com
​970-799-4049 

  • Home
  • About
  • Music
    • Listen and Purchase >
      • Purchase Physical CD
      • Spotify
      • iTunes
      • Amazon
    • Reviews
  • TRAVEL
    • Culture & Travel Blog
  • Prose
    • Nature Column
    • Culture & Travel Column