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    Love it! I'm serving as a hospitalera in April this year (soon!!) and will bring the link to play it for our pilgrims!
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    Our kids named one pilgrim “Mr Long Shower” - don’t be that person!!! The fact that you are thinking about it tends to indicate you will be considerate.
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    Also, you may see things you are comfortable with and some things you may not be comfortable with. Mainly, just look away or don't look. On my first Camino a group of male bicyclists from Italy strode around visiting pleasantly in the giant bunk...
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    You will find a mix depending on the albergue. Some small albergues have only one bathroom for all genders to use. In this case, most of the showers will be in a cabinet for privacy. Same with toilet stalls. we have worked in a couple like this...
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    Kirby Coolen reacted to natefaith's post in the thread Pilgrim House Resources and Hours 2024 with Love - Red heart Love - Red heart.
    Hi everyone, Pilgrim House Welcome Center opened on March 4 for the 2024 season. As always, the team would love to meet you (or see you again!) after your Camino. The Camino can be an emotional and spiritual journey, and Pilgrim House is...
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    Kirby Coolen reacted to Kiwi-family's post in the thread Duo Lingo or Something Else? with Like Like.
    I've also used Language Transfer and recommend it. When I got to about lesson fifty I had to go back half a dozen coz I was getting lost. But that's fine. Same thing happened a few lesson later!! I have also used Unlimited Spanish which follows a...
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    Kirby Coolen reacted to C clearly's post in the thread Duo Lingo or Something Else? with Like Like.
    @CdnDreamer's post reminds me about "vosotros", which is used in Spain but not South America. As long as you recognize it when a Spaniard uses it, you are fine. You can easily get away without learning to use those verb endings yourself. (I am...
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    Kirby Coolen reacted to Robo's post in the thread Duo Lingo or Something Else? with Like Like.
    OK, I really need to get serious about improving my Spanish! The trouble is..........I can 'get by'. And that's a lazy level to be at. I can book accomodation on the phone, order meals and that kind of stuff. But conversations? That's really...
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    Kirby Coolen reacted to naplesdon's post in the thread albergue queuing with Like Like.
    Precisely, place your bag in the queue, grab a brew and relax. Opening time us normally 13-14h, so if you began the day at dawn you have probably done 20 to 30 km by then.

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