A Sabbatical in Madrid

About the Book

In August 2001, Alex Macario, an anesthesiologist at Stanford Medical School, moved his family to Madrid for a ten-month sabbatical. In the tradition of Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence, they discover Spain, as warmly chronicled in their diary. You will live with them as expatriates during 9-11, and travel with them as they encounter dinero negro, settle in at Balear Dos, try to win El Gordo, examine the masterpiece Guernica, participate in Easter week in Sevilla, admire the last dance of the honorable bull Guitarrero, and learn to love fútbol and jamón iberico. Facts and delightful personal observations carry the reader along on a story that promises emotional payoff - a genuine family travel memoir perfect for those wanting to learn about Spain.

About the Author

Born in Argentina, Alex Macario grew up in Europe. He completed high school in Albany, New York and studied sociology and medicine at the University of Rochester. Having always wanted to live in California, he and his new wife moved to Stanford in 1991, where he became a father and an anesthesiologist. Author of over sixty scientific articles, this is his first book. The Macario family currently makes its home in Northern California.