Casey Billings

It’s easy to “sell” Nerja—I mean just look at any one of the google images that come up in your search. It’s very clear that it is a stunning beach destination, but what else? With…

One of the first indicators that the holiday season has begun in Spain is when you start seeing the VERY emotional Christmas Lottery commercials. On nearly all television commercial breaks you’ll be close to tears…

By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, I start to get a little nostalgic. I start thinking about turkey, American English, ranch dressing, craft beer, to-go cups, and all things “American” that I secretly love but…

When I first arrived to my off-the-grid pueblo for my teaching assignment I was a bit worried about how I’d spend my free time and weekends here—feeling a little isolated and unsure of where to…

Halloween has taken over the primary school that I work at here in Andalusia… My students have been bothering me about it since October 1st and it got me thinking about this time last year……

It’s that time of year (again)?! The Nerja Feria is in full swing again—always early-mid October. I’m both excited and surprised to be celebrating my one-year anniversary in Nerja. I never imagined that I would…

The word Flamenco is derived from an Arabic word, Felah-Mengus, that means wandering peasant… a bit like how I feel at the moment actually! More than a handful of times this year I have found…

  The importance of family closeness is one of the many things I admire and adore about the Spanish culture. While I have a close family back home, we span nearly the entire west coast…

I, like many other foreigners living in Spain, have spent a fair amount of time dealing with Spanish bureaucracy. Notoriously slow and unclear, applying for my residency has been much like a very long scavenger…

El Caminito del Rey, or The King”s Walkway, is a historical and natural attraction found along the gorge in el Chorro Nature Park in Malaga Province. The walkway was originally opened in 1905 as a…