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World Cup, Tapas, and Friendship

by Michelle Lyttle Lowery on July 10, 2010

in News

I have a confession. I haven’t been watching the World Cup. I know. Having lived in Spain, and Spain being in the running, I should have probably been more interested in it. I’m not much of a sports enthusiast to begin with. I like going to baseball games in person, and I went to a couple of Spurs games when I lived in San Antonio, which was really fun. I’m also a Dallas Cowboys fan for certain personal reasons. But other than that, I don’t care much about sports. I’ll be watching the World Cup final this Sunday, though, for a few reasons.

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Share your Spanish Recipes!

by Michelle Lyttle Lowery on June 21, 2010

in Spanish Foods

I’ve been thinking about adding Spanish recipes to the site for quite a while. Every so often on Facebook, someone asks how to make something—paella, pinchitos, and just the other night, sangria. Well, that was the kicker because several Rota Admirals weighed in on that conversation, each with their own special sangria recipe. I figured that was a great place to start!
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Help a girl see the world

March 1, 2010

I started this blog to share news about fellow Rota Admirals, and I wouldn’t normally include a personal plea like this. No offense to all you parents out there, but I don’t think anyone wants to see the blog turn into a request list for buying gift wrap and Girl Scout cookies. I’m making an [...]

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Spain…On The Road Again

January 23, 2010

I’ve been talking about this series with people on Facebook lately, so I thought I’d share it here, too since it’s a favorite of mine. A few years ago, well known chef Mario Batali and a producer friend of his thought it would be fun to create a short series of shows about Spain—its people, [...]

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Four Spanish holiday foods

December 11, 2009

Even though it’s been ten years since I left Spain, I still miss it, and I miss it even more around Christmas. I always loved how even the smallest towns would hang ornate lights over the streets, and how even though the stores were decorated, it didn’t feel quite as commercialized as it can sometimes [...]

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Ditched

December 8, 2009

James Farley and I met for the very first time in Rota, Spain, at some point during 1988, my sophomore year and his senior year. We became good friends, spending most of our time together in the ditch across the street from the school, aka “the smoking section.” At the end of that school year, [...]

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When one voice isn’t enough

September 30, 2009

For the past four years, Maggie Dennis Wurm (Class of ’88) and her family have been living with her daughter’s medical condition. Madasyn Wurm has Rett Syndrome, a developmental disorder that impairs brain function, and affects learning, mood, movement, speech, sensation, and even basic functions like breathing, chewing, swallowing, and digestion. Rett Syndrome is caused [...]

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Site Improvements!

September 23, 2009

Have you stopped by the DGF Alumni blog lately? I’ve added some things and made some improvements. Like what? Well, I’m glad you asked!

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Who is John Q? And why you should know.

September 15, 2009

David Turner, Class of ’88, is in a band. No, not a garage band that only gets together on the weekends to jam. And not a band that only plays your cousin’s wedding or the occasional bar mitzvah. A band that is about to release its second CD. The band is called John Q, and [...]

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DGFer Launches New Search Engine

September 14, 2009

Dan Olsen, Class of ’87, is having a big day. He founded, and is the CEO of a company that has produced a new web browsing application. It’s called YourVersion, and it’s launching to the public today.

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