The final week
The last week of my stay in Madrid has started and it is not really a stay in Madrid anymore, […]
ETB I
I am already in the second week of the course at the Escuela Técnica de Bicicleta (ETB) in Madrid’s San […]
How’s your Spanish going?
What is obviously missing in this blog is the official – not to say the most important – goal of […]
Old hobbies, new friends
Last week I wrote about feeling a bit overwhelmed in the city with all its possibilities. On top of that, […]
Mobility in Madrid
I’ve been in Madrid for just over a week now. At noon on a Sunday, I said goodbye to country […]
The homebrew tandem
Before I arrived, Fredi sent me a picture via WhatsApp of a pile of old steel bicycles. He wanted us […]
More in touch with less consumption
If you don’t know the feeling of sinking into social media, YouTube, or any other form of modern and simple […]
Sometimes everything goes to plan; sometimes it doesn’t.
This week I want to share three anecdotes with you that pleased me and went well, and three where things […]
The daily
Before coming here to do this Workaway I had a similar conversation a few times: Now that I’ve spent a […]
Thoughts on the train to Spain
I am sitting on a Swiss train. Soon I will change trains to travel through France and – after a […]
Pollen everywhere
Things are not exactly turning back to normal and I myself am still mostly confined to the comfort of home. […]
Hills and Old Towns
In our house, filled with five lovely people, the Corona Pandemic has been a rather pleasant time. Being grateful for […]
Keep them rolling
As with many of my material belongings, my appreciation for bicycles increases the longer I use them. This is especially […]