Then my phone wasn’t working either, with absolutely no cell service and I heard commotion in the street below me. I knew this power outage was different.

What started as taking every day one day at a time soon, fast forwarded to five months later.

The area is known for grapes and olive oil. Tractors slow the town's traffic filled with grapes as it is harvesting season. The closest thing to Amazon are the town's local bread shops delivering fresh bread to everyone's door step. They pull up to the door, honk the horn, drop…

I am currently teaching English in Spain. I am located in a small town in the region of Castilla-La Mancha, where I have been learning what fútbol really means, to the town and to Spain.