Uhlfelder News

October 31, 2007.  Halloween with all its ghosts and goblins was very much in evidence at Calle Josep Bertrand, 17, Atico 1 (our address) as one of the neighbors who has kids at David and Joshua’s school organized a neighborhood trick or treating.  Since this apparently was the only organized trick or treat, and other […]

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Week 10 — Cologne October 24, 2007.  Anne and I attended the Board Meeting of the kids’ school where we were presented with what was basically the precurser to a fund-raising request.  Given it’s less than steller academics, the fact that we are essentially paying a premium, and that the education is inferior to their […]

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Week 7-What Have We Done October 3, 2007.  The Swiss German Helmet left today to travel to Ecuador.  He buttonholed me in the hallway to tell me that it’s important to preserve my wealth and it’s something he can do starting in May when is sabattical is over.  He didn’t notice I was totally uninterested.  […]

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Week 8 — Bargaining October 10, 2007.  When you think of Spain, in the characature, you think of a place where payoffs are easy and it’s more or less third world where rules don’t apply.  This is inaccurate.  First, the place is fairly wealthy overall and there are plenty of middle-class folks around in addition […]

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Week 7-What Have We Done October 3, 2007.  The Swiss German Helmet left today to travel to Ecuador.  He buttonholed me in the hallway to tell me that it’s important to preserve my wealth and it’s something he can do starting in May when is sabattical is over.  He didn’t notice I was totally uninterested.  […]

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Week Six Cliffhanger: Will Mark get fed up with his lack of knowledge of Spanish and learn something or will he just give up and continue to wing it? September 25, 2007.  They put me in the lowest Spanish class yet, and I understand why.  I am illiterate and speak poorly.  Otherwise though, I’ve got […]

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Week 5 — Pyrenees September 18, 2007.  Today is my third day on a bike trip called the Trans-Pyrennee Trip put on by Thomson Cycling.  It is very well organized and done and has been wonderful.  My only complaints are the rides are too long (my fault) and it’s too hot (no one’s fault).  I’m […]

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 Week Four Cliffhangers (a new feature of Uhlfelder.com) — Mark is planning on an organized bike trip next week through the Pyrinees, will he survive the 400 plus miles of riding?  Will Anne take the opportunity to learn fluent Spanish?  Stay tuned to find out. Septmber 11, 2007.  Tuesday is a holiday here — some Catalan […]

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007 we got down to business.  The boys went to school by taxi, we went to school by taxi and subway.  This is day two of our lessons and day two of the boys school.  It’s a new thing for me.  Apparently my ability to foreflush the language got me ratedinto a […]

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Wednesday, August 29 — it was exciting and fun.  We rented a car until our car we ordered through Europe by Car arrives October 1.  Then off to Sitges to the beaches.  Sitges is best known as a gay beach and fun it was.  It’s pretty and relatively upscale from last week’s beach.  Great swimming and […]

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