Feliz año nueva! As we start off the New Year here in Spain, we are hoping all our family members, friends and colleagues have enjoyed a pleasant and stress-free holiday season. We LOVED receiving holiday cards from some of you! Just as I had anticipated, I turned my back for a second and it was suddenly 2019 and Hadley is quick to remind us that we are almost half way through our year abroad. The passage of time continues to amaze me and Eckhart Tolle is currently teaching me in his book, The Power of Now, to remove time from my mind in order to be fully present. Now, that’s a challenge!
December was a busy month for the Brew Crew. We started off with a trip to Barcelona to visit friends and see the sites via one night in Malaga to see the famous Christmas lights. Our friends in Barcelona were fabulous tour guides as we visited La Sagrada Familia (the amazing cathedral designed by Gaudi and always reminded me of a sand drip castle), joined a guided tour of the old town, took a stroll along the beach, and learned how to make paella from a Spanish woman in her apartment. Looking forward to a cultural experience, we showed up to her class of 12 people, all of whom were Americans.
Probably the most interesting aspect of Barcelona for us was learning about the Catalonian history, language and culture and their fight for independence from the rest of Spain. Oh, and the fact that the Christmas markets were loaded with booths selling little figurines of famous people squatting with their pants down and pooping (including Theresa May and Donald Trump). Apparently, the Catalans place one of these “poopers” in their nativity scenes at Christmas time to represent their appreciation for good soil to grow their crops.
We then returned to Almuñécar for the final two weeks of school before winter break. On the last day of school, we threw on our backpacks and flew to Milan, the first stop on our two week tour of northern Italy and the beginning of a family holiday adventure (stand by for Holiday Travels Part II).
Brew Crew Abroad 
Amazing pictures & SO much fun to hear more from you! I miss you & I love you – big Mumzer hugs to you all from Miraval in Arizona! ❌⭕️😊❌⭕️
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