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Life in Málaga—Mujeres

By Donna Miscolta | January 28, 2026 |

headshots of four smiling women with white drapes in the background.

I belong to a group of women that meets every couple of weeks to converse mainly in Spanish. Diana, the group’s originator, is the only one that is fully bilingual having been raised in a Spanish-speaking family and spending part of her life in Colombia. The rest of us can claim functional bilingualism since we’ve…

Month Nine in Málaga – Some tidbits about a few Spanish writers and artists

By Donna Miscolta | December 27, 2023 |

Black and white photo of a woman looking at a river in a European city

Aside from Spanish, I’m slowly learning the cultural history of this country. It’s a gradual accretion of information through podcasts, museum visits, and books. Here are some recent tidbits. Pio Baroja and Ernest Hemingway I listen to a variety of Spanish-language podcasts on my morning walks. Some of them are specifically for language learning with…