Comment from infraRed
Time: March 23, 2008, 11:20 pm

Congratulations!

Comment from ryan
Time: March 23, 2008, 11:50 pm

Way to go Ben!!! We’re coming up on our third two and it seems very odd to think we lasted this long! Congrats to Marina and YOu!

Comment from Stuart
Time: March 24, 2008, 1:49 am

Congrats. In less than two months it will be my 3 year anniversary as a reader/listener.

Comment from Parubin
Time: March 24, 2008, 9:22 am

Happy Anniversary !!!.
I’ve been regularily following since I learnt about the site due to an interview that you had in Cadena SER radio network.
That was in the summer of 2005, wasn´t it?.

Congratulations!

Comment from Estuart
Time: March 24, 2008, 9:49 am

I left the uk for the wilds of Extremadura in Jan 05 and returned in the August to find a new website that imformed me of all aspects of Spain rather than a website of ex-pats forever ‘banging on’ about how Spain is not the same as the UK.It felt good to hear of people enjoying their life in Spain and passing on their wisdom &experience so i take my hat of to you both for perservering with the site.Thanks to you both for teaching & entertaining me also a thanks go to all the contributors.Wishing you both all the best for the next few years.Bring on the controversy,jeje!

Comment from BrianA
Time: March 24, 2008, 10:04 am

I can only claim 2 years as a reader in April but I’m still enjoying it. Well done!

Comment from Beckett
Time: March 24, 2008, 10:50 am

¡Felicidades! and Happy 3rd Anniversary. Time flies, doesn’t it?

Comment from Mick
Time: March 24, 2008, 3:13 pm

felicidades!

Comment from mcark
Time: March 24, 2008, 4:56 pm

Ben, what do you think your life would be like if you were still in Oxford? I’m a newbie but I really like the website and forum.

Comment from Dave
Time: March 24, 2008, 5:45 pm

Happy birthday notes from spain.

Comment from ValenciaSon
Time: March 24, 2008, 6:27 pm

If Ben were still in Oxford, Marina would have to go there and start Notas en Ingles

Enhorabuena!

Comment from Edith
Time: March 24, 2008, 8:41 pm

Congratulations! It’s as if you have always been there!

Comment from Ben
Time: March 24, 2008, 9:06 pm

@mcark - I often wonder the same thing, what would life be like if I’d never got fed up with London and fled? Who knows! Maybe VS is right, there would be Notes from England and Notas en Ingles!!

Comment from hellothere
Time: March 24, 2008, 9:14 pm

Congratulations!

I discovered Notes From Spain only recently, but I have become addicted. This is a great site and a very positive way to bring two - and more - cultures together.

Wish you both all the best!

Comment from We Are Never Full
Time: March 24, 2008, 10:05 pm

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! We’ve officially been ‘fans’ of NFS since July of 2005, the month we returned from our first trip to Spain (and fell in love with the country) and somehow came upon the blog. It’s amazing how much your website has grown and it’s an inspiration to keep going with ours.

Have a big glass of wine and cheers this fabulous occasion!

Amy and Jonny - We Are Never Full
Brooklyn, NY

Comment from acosta
Time: March 25, 2008, 12:19 am

Congrats Ben & Marina.

This is a wonderful website and a constant source of inspiration to stick with my spanish inspite of my errr lazyness.

This is a great community of folks in this website. I truely appreciate it.

Joe / Los Angeles California

Comment from richardksa
Time: March 25, 2008, 11:57 am

This is, without doubt, the best blog on the net!
I discovered NFS just after my first visit to Spain. That was (just six weeks shy of) three years ago. So NFS has been my constant teacher of all things Spanish from my first tentative visit to the Madrid resident I am now.
I can’t express enough how much the blogs, the forum and the podcasts have have helped and enriched my Spanish experience.
Thank you so much.

Comment from Mrmark
Time: March 25, 2008, 1:43 pm

Well done, you fully deserve your success. I think the best part of this blog (and the forum) is the ease of contributing to it.

Comment from Pepino
Time: March 25, 2008, 6:15 pm

NFS has played a big part in my decision to move to Spain (and for once, I´m not exagerating!). It´s helped my Spanish come on in leaps and bounds (and trips and stumbles! jeje). It´s a superb resource and deserves all its success.

PD. And don´t forget that in Spain, when it´s your birthday, it´s YOU who buys the drinks for everyone! (Could be an expensive round with all the NFS followers there are these days!)

Comment from Ben
Time: March 25, 2008, 7:32 pm

Thanks again everyone, you are very kind! And Pepino… when it comes to some Spanish customs I definitely stay English!!

Comment from Margot
Time: March 25, 2008, 7:35 pm

I’ve been gone for awhile….returning to the site today after a long absence - feels like “coming home”. Congratulations to you both for creating and maintaining this extraordinary haven.

Comment from Jonk
Time: March 26, 2008, 1:43 am

Thanks Ben, this website means a lot to a lot of people. Including me.. Keep up the good work

Comment from Chris
Time: March 26, 2008, 3:02 pm

Hola Ben Y Marina

Feliz Cumpleaños !

….really enjoying the podcasts, what a great way to learn Spanish and Spanish culture.

Me gusta los podcasts y creo que es un buen opportunidad de aprender espanol y la cultura española.

Also Marina’s accent is perfect to listen and get the correct pronounciation !

También, el acento de Marina es perfecto para hacer pronounciation correcto!

I am looking forward to discovering all the other podcasts through Intermediate, up to advanced.

(apologies for any errors in the written Spanish)

Muchas gracias

Chris

Comment from Jill (la vieja de la manga)
Time: March 26, 2008, 5:22 pm

HAPPY,HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND CONGRATULATIONS. YOUR WEBSITES ENRICH THE LIVES OF MANY - MAY YOU CONTINUE TO GO FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH.

JILL

Comment from Ben
Time: March 27, 2008, 8:39 am

Thanks Jill!

Comment from James Quilty
Time: April 1, 2008, 11:37 pm

Your awesome podcasts and website inspired me to do my own version about life in Thailand - thanks so much for everything.

Comment from chris
Time: April 2, 2008, 9:26 am

How doe does it feel to be the abuelos to the rest of us out here?
¡Felicidades!