The last fortnight of October was surprisingly quiet in German politics, except that the immigrant bashing is ongoing. Political heavy weights are wading into the debate now, but not adding substance to it. I hope I shall be Spanish enough for the Spanish once they start. After all I am an immigrant (from the right…
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Nordfyns Concertband
by Mette Owens •
The Danish children and youth orchestra, Nordfyns Concertband, was in Almuñécar for a week from October the 15th. They were here to join in a twinning ceremony with the Almuñécar Municipal Band (Banda de Música de Almuñécar). Nordfyns Concertband consists of approx. 20 musicians from the age of 11 and up, who all play on…
Novemeber in the USA
by Arlene & Dave Nichols •
November is the month of stuff…stuffing for the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, being ‘stuffed’ (after eating said turkey along with all the trimmings), looking ahead for ‘stuff’ to buy for holiday presents and questioning just how much ‘stuff’ you need? November is also the month of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City – held…
Social Networking
by Marianne Lindahl •
I am on Facebook. It was a bit hard for my grandchildren at first to cope with the idea of becoming my buddies. But now they are getting used to the idea of me monitoring their behavior in cyber space. I have interfered only once. It was when one of them, who I have always…
Scandinavian Countries Top List
by Marianne Lindahl •
Is it true that being ‘small, well-off and Scandinavian’ is best? American news magazine Newsweek recently ranked Finland number one out of one hundred countries. Sweden was third, Norway 6th and Denmark 10th.
Who’s Afraid of the Taliban?
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
If you have friends like that. You’ll learn the answer in the second half of the article, but first the news that turned out to be wrong: the Germans don’t donate to Pakistan, because they are worried that the Taliban will benefit.
Danish Performances
by Mette Owens •
October is an interesting month for us local Danes and other Scandinavians as far as entertainment is concerned. The Danish group Bamses Venner will be performing in the bullfighting arena in Benalmádena on Saturday, October 9th at 9:00 p.m.
It All Started in America
by Arlene & Dave Nichols •
“It All Started in America.” For me, that’s true. And like all of us living in a foreign country, occasionally I gravitate toward things reminiscent of home. Amazingly, I found just a little bit of that when I arrived here in Salobreña (more on that later).
Party, Party, Party!
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
The Seaside Gazette brings its readers the first edition of a monthly column, dedicated to resident German speakers
World Cup Hangover
by Marianne Lindahl •
I am not ashamed of admitting it: I am a soccer-crazy grandmother with a typically female approach to the game. I watched every game on television during the World Cup and I know the names and peculiarities of all eleven players in the Spanish national team La Furia Roja. Apart from the Spaniards, my favourite teams were Uruguay and Argentina.