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Missed Connection at the Basque Cultural Center
This weekend at the Basque Cultural’s Center Jaialdia was a breath of fresh air. No drama, just fun. I feel that’s worth mentioning first and foremost, because that’s not always the case with Basque...
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Chino Picnic: No Drama
We’re in September now, so you know what that means. Chino Basque picnic was last weekend! Saturday The parents and I went to the trinketa for a bit to meet up with Chris Arbonies, a Basque American...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Jaialdi
Ever since I posted that one of my New Year’s plans is to go to Jaialdi this summer, I’ve gotten a few questions about the festival. For those of you who have never been, Jaialdi is the largest Basque...
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Top 10 Basque Picnic Essentials
With my first Basque picnic of the summer coming up Memorial Day weekend in Bakersfield, I thought it would be fun to recycle an old post. One of the first things I put on this blog was a list of...
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Kern County Basque Club Festival: A Mixed Bag
I spent this past Memorial Day weekend in Bakersfield for the Kern County Basque Club festival. Things about Bakersfield that were awesome: SO MANY PEOPLE I always forget how huge Bakersfield picnic...
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Reminder: Buy Your Jaialdi Tickets
Right about now a lot of us are getting ready to head to Boise for the huge Jaialdi festival next week. I just wanted to remind you all to buy tickets in advance, so that you don’t make the same...
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Tell Me Your Stories From the Jaialdi Basque Festival
This time last week I was heading to the largest Basque festival outside of the Basque Country, Jaialdi. After four days out there in Boise, I was so ready to come home. Because Jaialdi chews you up...
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Look Out for Real Jaialdi Recaps This Week
My sister (right) and me (left) at Jaialdi My sister just had a birthday so I called her up to ask how her day was going. She told me all about the party she was having but then slipped this one in,...
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Jaialdi: Dealing with Rejection
Let me tell you a sad story. I had a crush on this boy from Basque camp growing up. We would see each other once a year at a Basque picnic or camp, and those meetings always coincided with a dance. Now...
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Jaialdi: How I Wish More People Would Step In to Stop Violence Against Women
Saturday night of Jaialdi, after everyone got kicked out of Leku Ona at closing time, quite a few people were left hanging out on the Basque Block. Nothing was open, but we all stood around talking. I...
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Jaialdi: Interview with Gazteaukera
While I was in Boise for Jaialdi last month, a couple of bloggers from the Basque Country tracked me down. They had won a contest run by the Basque Government that gave them an all expenses paid trip...
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