Wiping the slate clean
April 10, 2014
Post written by Jack Revell. Wiping the slate clean (either a liberating or terrifying process, depending on how much comfort one finds in the guiding hand of daily routine back home) upon my arrival in Melilla was a daunting task, as it meant that I could no longer rely on the friends I had in …
My next goal is to improve to the point where I’m no longer asked “Ingles?” every time I walk into a shop
January 4, 2014
I’ve been living in Melilla (a Spanish protectorate on the northern coast of Morocco) for over three months now. I have yet to find a shop that sells cheddar cheese and still struggle to mask my oh so English accent when conversing in Spanish, but other than that I feel very much at home here. …
I was pleasantly surprised to see rows of palm trees and other exotic plants decorating the city
October 29, 2013
Post written by Jack Revell. I arrived in Melilla, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, from Madrid on a scorching hot Saturday afternoon. The first things I noticed when stepping off the plane were the thickness of the air due to the humidity and the menacing looking fences encircling the city, which separate the autonomous …
English
Find, follow, join us
