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Growing up in a Spanish-speaking country, I dimly remember as a child watching a movie taking place in Spain, and a priest saying something like “Dios proveerá” (God will provide), no mention of the Camino. This always felt to me like magical thinking, because I’m a skeptic by nature (and yes...
I get where you are coming from, in many respects I feel the same way. Being that we are all different, the way we approach the Camino varies quite a bit.
I tend to be more of a planner, trying to inform myself since I’m a newbie, a bit older, as I know myself well and I know how much...
I’m in a similar situation, I’m also a newbie, planning my first Camino this coming August. I have a history of lots of things including social anxiety (and many, many more issues). I used to be painfully shy and introverted, but I’ve come a long way to the point that I feel very comfortable...
If it’s any consolation to those confused, I’m Latino, born and raised in PR, where we used the format “5 de junio de 2024” (05-06-2024), but…I’ve lived in the mainland US for so long that I’m now used to the American format 06-05-2024, so when I was booking my stays for the first few days in...
I’m an advanced amateur classical pianist, but I’ve always wanted to learn guitar, as it is decidedly more portable than a piano. Maybe I’ll get an opportunity to learn a chord or two. I would definitely love to hear guitar music, as it reminds me of growing up hearing it thanks to my sister.
As I understand it, this movie is being released for Australia/NZ, but not here in the US/Canada. Any word on when can it be seen over this side of the world?
That sounds intriguing! I might consider doing something like that, maybe even sleeping under the stars (not sure I’m brave enough), and I understand that camping is illegal in Spain except for designated areas, but man, that would be so cool to be able to say that I walked and slept under the...
I overthink, therefore I am…
I haven’t done the Camino yet (it is planned for August 2024), but, having plenty of worries about it, maybe this is a good place to list them, so I can go back when (if?) I complete it to see how it pans out.
I hate flying, so I’m taking a direct flight from Miami...
I haven’t done my first Camino yet (it will be in August of this year), but I certainly wouldn’t mind finding romance…but it’s complicated.
I lost my SO to cancer 10 years ago, and I’ve been grieving since then, but it’s time to find a way to move on. I’m doing much better these days, and I...
Thanks to all given that speech to text is working better than I thought, I guess I will be leaving the keyboard at home. Thank you everybody for your responses.
(Dictated response, it works!)
I’ve been a quiet introvert most of my life. I’m sure that there will be plenty of times and opportunities for quiet introspection, which is something I do a lot, maybe for too long. I do want to document not only for my own reminiscing in the future, but to hopefully help others who might...
Thanks! The one I ordered ( https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TW35H1Z?tag=casaivar02-20 ) weighs 10.5 ounces (297 grams if I’m converting units correctly). It isn’t all THAT heavy, but adding a power bank, a power plug converter, a charger, it begins to add up. It’s a bit bulkier than I thought so...
Thanks!
I haven’t considered voice to text because I have a very strong accent in English and I gave up on apps like Siri because it NEVER understood me. In Spanish I have a speech impediment (I can’t roll my R’s and I’m a native speaker), so I have been typing all along.
Out of curiosity I took...
Thanks to all! I figured it was a long shot. I’ll probably bring the foldable keyboard anyway. I’m still trying to find an affordable travel cPAP, I think I found one and that will make a difference. Last weekend I went on a pilgrim hike 5 miles with a fully loaded backpack and I did just fine...
I was planning to document my journey through my blog (or Vlog, as I would probably take lots of videos). I was thinking of using my iPhone, and I ordered a foldable keyboard to facilitate typing, but it turns out it’s heavier than I thought. I tend to be a prolific writer (or at least, nobody...
Thanks to all! Thankfully I’m a native Spanish speaker (from Latin America, but our customs and foods can be very different). I never heard of tuna in every salad, might be a Spain thing. A typical salad in PR is simply lettuce and tomato with oil and vinegar, but that was back in my younger...
Greetings!
As I prepare for my first Camino in August, I’m trying to learn as much as possible of all aspects of life on the Camino. Somewhere I read that salads always include tuna mixed in, and I’m allergic to seafood, (besides I don’t care for the smell of seafood). Is it difficult to make...
I haven’t done my camino yet (planned for this August), although I’ve been doing daily walks for years. For a while, I was listening to podcasts as a way of distracting myself from stress. I was into current events, but it got depressing so i started to listen to other topics like exercise...
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