A collection of guides, reflections, and resources on Gastronomy and Life in Spain.
The Perfect Birthday I Didn't Plan: Four Days, One Celebration, and the Gift of Being Exactly Where I Am
Sometimes the universe conspires in your favor in ways you could never orchestrate. My birthday this year didn't just fall on a day…it fell on the eve of San Sebastián's biggest celebration, the Tamborrada, gifting me a four-day weekend and a cascade of moments that reminded me exactly why I'm here.
I spent it wandering alone through morning streets, treating myself to an omakase dinner at Kai Sushi, sipping a mezcal martini at the legendary Dry Bar in Hotel Cristina (where staff surprised me with champagne and cake), meeting friends for craft beer at Baga Biga Faktoria, and walking home along the quiet Urumea River. When I arrived, a gift from friends back home waited on my doorstep, tangible proof that love travels across oceans.
This is the story of celebrating a birthday abroad: grateful and homesick, solo and surrounded, honoring both the life I chose and the people I miss. Because pursuing a master's degree in a foreign country means learning to hold contradictions, and finding beauty in both.
Santo Tomás Day: When Food, Farmers, and Rent Built a City
I almost stayed home, but Santo Tomás pulled me into the streets of Donostia, where smoke, corn talo, and txistorra turned a winter day into a living archive. This is the story of a festival rooted in rent, land, labor, and how studying food systems is changing the way I see everything.
The Christmas Market: What Seasonal Food Spaces Teach Us About Belonging
On a crisp evening by the river, the Christmas market felt like a temporary world made of lights, roasted chestnuts, cider, and music. I walked through it thinking about seasonality, comfort, belonging, and how food spaces can hold you when you are far from home.