Category Archives: Life in La Coruña
11 Ways to Be Nice to Foreigners
There are those who want all immigrants to just go away. They’d rather not be bothered by their needs and by the effort it takes to get to know them. … Continue reading
Love Letter to La Coruña
Dear La Coruña, You were our first home here in Spain, and as we pack up everything to move to Santiago tomorrow, we want you to know that we will … Continue reading
Coming Out of the Woodwork: La Coruña Carnaval 2011
5 Spanish Things I Can’t Live Without
1. Spanish Tortilla. When I was pregnant with M, I ate a wedge of tortilla almost every single day during the first trimester. I just craved it like crazy. 2. … Continue reading
Today: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good: Our local bakery is in the middle of a promotion: have a baby, and get a loaf of bread for free every day for a year. No joke! … Continue reading
A C-Section in Spain – An Expat’s Experience
Previously, I posted about going through the Spanish public health system during my pregnancy. Here, I’ll describe my actual delivery and hospital stay. DAY OF ADMITTANCE, AUGUST 9: Nate and … Continue reading
Oktokopter Video of La Coruña
Getting Your Driver’s License in Spain If You Can’t Validate Your Existing One
Being from the US, we weren’t able to validate our US driver’s licenses here in Spain. So my husband and I each had to go through the long process of … Continue reading
A Pregnancy in Spain – An Expat’s Experience
On August 10, 2010, I gave birth to our fourth child in La Coruña, Spain. Having had three previous c-sections in the United States, we knew that this fourth child … Continue reading
Matt in Coruña
Two Wednesdays ago our friend Matt visited. He’s an American who grew up in Spain, went to Wheaton College with Nate and me, and now lives in Mexico. He was … Continue reading
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I'm Faith Walter and I live in Spain with my husband and four kids. I write about food, marriage and parenting, the Camino de Santiago, the expat life, and the Christian faith. Read more...
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Our team decided to attend Easter Mass at the Cathedral today. We’re not Roman Catholics, as many of you know. However, we live in a predominantly-Catholic country where Easter is … Continue reading
At the end of every year, we look back and say, “Whew, what a year!” 2012 is no different – as I look back, I see Costa Rica, dear faces … Continue reading
For some pilgrims on the Camino, their journey doesn’t end in Santiago. If you saw the movie The Way, you might remember Martin Sheen and his friends walking on from … Continue reading
We applied for our 5-year residency cards in August, and in September we learned there was a defect in our application: in a surprise move, the Spanish government requested a … Continue reading
I don’t know if this happens to you, but it happens to me frequently enough: I’ll be working at the computer, and the kids will need some attention: B will … Continue reading
Camino Journal
Read as I walk (and whine) my way through a 5-day Camino trek.
Pilgrim House
What we do for real:
Recipe Index
Click below to see all the recipes on The Sweet Road.
