Espagnol

On the day of the Three Kings, twenty days before the exam, Sarah pays her rent in King's cake, and bites into the bean for the third year running.

Sixteen days before the exam, the study group meets round Sarah's kitchen table for the last time, and Alvaro arrives with his mind made up.

It's the night before the exam, and Rosario's first rule says bed, and no studying.

Saturday, January 26th, the day of the exam.

It's Saint Valentine's Day, and at noon the exam results come out.

It's Encarna's seventy-ninth birthday, in her patio by the jasmine Paco gave her.

Ortega is back from Rome, tanned, with half his memoirs in a notebook and Italian words all through his Spanish.

On Saturday afternoon, Sarah, Julian and Nerea paint the third-floor bathroom ceiling at last, the one their leak stained in July, and Pablo turns up in his overalls.

Emily has applied for a master's at the University of Seville, and wants a second year here.

It's Andalusia Day, and in Manolo's bar the three who passed celebrate at last, a month later than Alvaro said.

It's Tuesday, March 5th, and the posts are chosen online, in the order of the list.

It's Saturday, March 16th, seven in the morning, in Mexico City.

It's Tuesday, March 19th, in Oaxaca.

It's Wednesday, March 20th, in Julian's village.

It's Friday, March 22nd, the last day in Oaxaca.

It's Thursday, March 28th, back in Seville.

It's Saturday, April 6th, in Lucia and Pablo's flat.

It's Holy Wednesday, April 17th, on the terrace in Triana.

It's the early hours of Good Friday, in Pureza Street.