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San Sebastian with kids
San Sebastian with kids
San Sebastian — it’s got one of the best city beaches in the world and a gastronomic culture that draws people from near and far. But what…
Katherine Stathers
Jul 24, 2018
To Galicia and back
To Galicia and back
Put it down to me being Libra, or a middle child, or just the way I’m made, but I’ve never been the best at making decisions. That is why I…
Katherine Stathers
Jul 13, 2018
When wood chopping gets competitive
When wood chopping gets competitive
We can all see how it would happen: you want to prove you can chop wood faster than your brother or partner or ex, but here in the Basque…
Katherine Stathers
Jun 4, 2018
For the love of trees
For the love of trees
In 1982, the Japanese government introduced a health initiative called shinrin-yoku — which translates as forest bathing. The practice…
Katherine Stathers
May 22, 2018
Head to the hills
Head to the hills
If it’s a Bank Holiday weekend, it must be time to hit the road. Ever since I started work I’ve been a firm believer that you need to make…
Katherine Stathers
May 8, 2018
Living in a land where ‘es’ means no
Basque is not an easy language. It doesn’t look like other European languages with its clusters of ‘t’s and ‘x’s and frequent ‘k’s. It’s…
Katherine Stathers
Apr 26, 2018
A week is a long time in weather
A week is a long time in weather
Before we got here, a lot of people mentioned that it rained in San Sebastian. That’s OK, I thought, that’s what keeps the green hills…
Katherine Stathers
Apr 18, 2018
First day nerves
First day nerves
Of course the children were nervous. They were starting a new school where they knew nobody and would be taught in Basque. So it came as a…
Katherine Stathers
Apr 9, 2018
Packing and going
Packing and going
Going on a big adventure is a little bit like doing DIY. All you really want is the wall painted a new colour, but you know there’s a whole…
Katherine Stathers
Apr 7, 2018
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