As is the case with many Americans, Shari learned about the Camino watching the movie, “The Way”. When she saw it, she wondered if this was a real place and decided to do some research to see if the Camino de Santiago was real or just Hollywood. As soon as she...
Anne Born is the author of three books on the Camino de Santiago and, today, is one of the main connections between the United States and the Camino de Santiago. Poet, editor, historian... although for decades she lived in New York - from where she told us about the...
Aaron arrived in Santiago with his friend Michael, the two having just walked together from Astorga. They met in a congress concerning Spanish national exams, a congress in which between two and three thousand teachers meet. They became friends immediately. The two...
I live in California and I am an English teacher, but I also write. I have written poetry for children and I have been published in some anthologies, I have also written poetry about my experience and I continue to write. In my poetry I speak of following the stars...
Have you ever wanted to run away? This is a familiar threat from young children in many American families. When a child senses there are too many rules, too many chores, maybe too little personal attention, or just too little screen time allowed, the response is, “I...
Michael is a Hispanist. The first time he heard about the Camino was in the years 84-85. He was in Castellón de la Plana, he had just completed his teaching practice and he decided to travel with his wife through Spain. On their journey they passed through Zamora and...
The Camino… THE WAY IS FOR EVERYONE! … It is very special, whether you do it for religious reasons or just for the sake of it. You see people from all over the globe, all ready to live it. THE WAY IS LIKE YOUR LIFE… every landscape, every change in temperature, every...