Hello everyone, and welcome to my next installment of my monthly playlist series. If this is your first time joining me, I like to post a playlist each month with music that I’m currently listening to or that I’ve discovered recently, both new and old. This month I’m changing it up as I’m doing a…
Toledo
A few weeks ago I was able to experience the beautiful city of Toledo with my friend Andrew while he was visiting me. From architecture to history to amazing food, this day had it all! Come take a look at what we did together.
Valencia: Las Fallas and La Cremà
Hello all! Yesterday I went to Valencia, a city in the east of Spain on the Mediterranean coast, for the famous celebration of Las Fallas (Spanish) or Les Falles, (in Valencian). While Spain is known for it’s eccentric and wild festivals and holidays, Falles might be the most interesting of them all. It’s quite famous and definitely a “must-see while…
March 2017 Playlist
I’m back again with my next playlist! I’m pretty excited about this one, as I’ve been in a sort of “golden age” with my music the past couple weeks. A lot of great music has dropped recently, as you’re about to see. Anyways, enough talking, let’s get to the playlist! Twenty amazing songs are waiting…
Berlin: History, great food, and cold weather
This past weekend I spent a couple days in Berlin with Ali, a friend also in the BEDA program here in Madrid. We had a 3-day weekend and decided to plan a trip together and ended up choosing Berlin primarily due to cheap flights. While we didn’t have any initial goals, the trip ended up turning into a mixture of exploring the city (and it’s history) and eating lots of good food.
February 2017 Playlist
Hello music followers! To anyone paying close attention, I know I never posted a January playlist and I apologize. I was pretty burnt out on music after the hours upon hours I put in to my Best Albums of 2016 list, but to make it up to you all I made this first official playlist of 2017 bigger than usual with 25 songs!
A day in El Escorial and Segovia
This past weekend I took a day trip to Segovia and El Escorial with Zoa, one of my close Spanish friends, and her father. Both Segovia and El Escorial are historical cities within an hour from Madrid, which make them popular candidates for day trips.
A Spanish Christmas: Día de Los Reyes Magos
This year I was able to spend part of the Christmas season here in Spain and learn more about their culture and traditions during the holiday seasons, especially during the Día de Los Reyes Magos, so I wanted to share some of these experiences and what I’ve learned about it all.
Mark’s 20 Best Albums of 2016
2016 was an amazing year for music as artists continued to experiment and put out solid albums all around. I spent months listening and reviewing the year’s music to put together this list of my favorites. So I finally present to you Mark’s 20 Best Albums of 2016!
Mark’s Christmas Playlist
Happy Holidays to everyone out there! I hope everyone back home is staying warm and getting excited; as of today, there’s exactly one week until Christmas. In honor of the season, I wanted to released a special treat to you all: my Christmas playlist! While you’ll see many of the classics that we all know and…