Saturday, April 23, 2011

A most un Spanish Posting

Unfortunately, a non-existent internet signal has slowed my efforts to doucment our trip via the blog. A more disciplined soul would have simply written everything in Word and then pasted entries into the blog when the interent was available.

We have found an oasis from our internet famine in the friendly form of the golden arches. Yes, Angie and I are on a date in the South of Spain at Mickey D's catching up on emails and enjoying the laughter of the Spanish families who are dining after the Easter Week processions. A more vibrant Mickey D's you will not find. Now that I know that in a pinch, I can always roll down the hill to Motril to get to the web, I will get this blog back on track.

We have done most of our sightseeing and hosting and now we are trying to grab onto the language so that we return with a little more than pictures, memories and a taste for Rioja. The kids' progress, without the help of other kids, is slow coming. We have had the good fortune to meet a few families who have taken the plunge and moved to this part of Spain and, according to them, unless we enroll the kids in a Spanish school (unlikely scenario) the language acquisition we hoped for them will not occur. I suppose, a part of me knew this to be the case well before our trip began but another part hoped that the Spanish sun alone would bake into them a grasp of the language.

We are now leaving Ray Croc's masterful franchise and heading out for tapas. Cheers and think about buying McDonalds' stock the next time it hits a 60 day low.

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