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There is a language program out there called " Pimsleur " . It's a series of CD's and is taught using conversations. I've borrowed the sets from libraries and have also purchased Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese on eBay...very inexpensively. I used duo lingo for basic word...
I'm going to agree with you...and the icons are more confusing than helpful. Washers and dryers can fry the brain too after a long day of walking...lol
It's all a bit to laugh about, but the struggle is real!
Not in the Pilgrim's Office specifically, but with the FCJ/Camino Companions...Support for the English Speaking pilgrims in the same building as the Pilgrim's Office Upstairs ( English announcements at Cathedral, help with English Mass at Pilgrim's Office Chapel, coffee hour, one on one...
Odd title, please bear with me. I'll be volunteering in Santiago July 01-July 15th this year. I've one day off each week and would love to spend those days walking to a "destination" and returning via taxi either in the evening or early next morning. I've walked several different routes ...
There is quite an expense over time in sending a backpack ahead. Those who are healthy and strong don't have that burden of having to pay to allow a chance of walking. I carried my full pack on 6 of 8 Caminos...I've nothing to prove to those who would question me now that I've been rendered...
We had lots of names for fellow walkers along the way, most playful/affectionate in nature " the Tall Ones", the Irish Girls", Brothers Grimm, California, Smoking Siska, Mooch, Stinky Guy. I dont think we ever called them their assigned names, it was reference between myself and my walking...
I agree with you. I'd rather walk to destinations enjoying sights and people along the way. I live near the 48 mountain peaks in New Hampshire USA, part of the Appalachian Trail...zero interest. I did climb many of the 4000 footers years ago, but there needs to be something a bit more than trees...
@Vetzrah
When it comes to anxiety, consider the three main causes 1) having expectations that ultimately don't go as expected ( both of others and for situations ) 2) trying to control things we really have no control over, and 3) MSU ....( making 'stuff' up )
Taken one at a time: 1) Lessen...
I'm sure your computer appointment suggestion sounds quite reasonable to some, but to a big big handful of pilgrims technology is not their thing. Your assumption is that pilgrims will bring along technology, and know how to use it, and have the knowledge that it is available, and should...
Ahhhh the Compostela crush. I made the appearance to the Pilgrim's Office every time I walked and each time, though the location and system were different, there was one phenomena that I observed and it had little to do with the system or the set up...Pilgrims. Pilgrims running on adrenaline or...
It's an interesting thing to ponder, this rate of walking...I can't remember walking a Camino in perfect health. I've walked the CF following a mastectomy, with pneumonia and a broken bone in my foot. I walked the Via de San Francisco, Italy following abdominal surgery, the Portuguese Camino...
Sending love to you and your family. May God welcome your Mom with open arms, may she rest in peace. She'll be selecting her seat now to watch you from above...take her along in your steps. She'll now experience the joy of walking Camino and know deeply what your passion means to you. I love the...
Go. Recharge, breathe deeply, walk, rest, laugh, pray...take it all in. Let your shoulders fall slack...you needn't hold up your world anymore. Mom is in God's care. Passage will be decided by them and them alone. She will be in my prayers, as are you Annie...always. Ultreia !
Having just had a major surgical procedure on my esophagus and GI this past July, I plan to stay far far away from dry, crusty bread and will tote fruit if the markets are open. I've often found myself eating potato chips for salt, Fanta naranja for sugar, Tonica for leg cramps and eggs when I...
YES!! The dry bocadillo ( some worse than others )...I collected little jelly/jam/preserves packets at breakfast to spread on the sandwich...some combos were surprisingly good with the ham and cheese...apple jelly was rather tasty and dutifully prevented that awful " dry bocadillo stuck in your...
I too once received a braided bracelet from a young Ukrainian woman on the Portuguese Camino. She had little hair and was tiny as she was recovering from chemo after ovarian cancer...I think of her often, wondering if she won her battle, and feel such sadness now thinking she may be in the...
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