Comments on: Having Trouble With The Spanish Timetable http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phoenix Arizona Spanish http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-47880 Phoenix Arizona Spanish Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-47880 I worked with a Spaniard while living in France and he always napped after lunch and so I picked up the habit as well. It was hard to break when I was back in the states. I just got super sleepy after eating and would just start falling asleep involuntarily. I worked with a Spaniard while living in France and he always napped after lunch and so I picked up the habit as well. It was hard to break when I was back in the states. I just got super sleepy after eating and would just start falling asleep involuntarily.

]]> By: dave http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-46457 dave Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:32:40 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-46457 Ha! The siesta is your only real option and the one you have the most control over. Force yourself to take a nap; you´ll feel so much better. Ha! The siesta is your only real option and the one you have the most control over. Force yourself to take a nap; you´ll feel so much better.

]]> By: Caleb http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-45584 Caleb Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:47:44 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-45584 Hey Ben, I don't live in Spain anymore, but I do "live" online. I have found that an afternoon nap and copious amounts of coffee are required. We too are beginning to enact rules about how long I stay online so I can pay attention to the gf... :) Hey Ben,

I don’t live in Spain anymore, but I do “live” online. I have found that an afternoon nap and copious amounts of coffee are required. We too are beginning to enact rules about how long I stay online so I can pay attention to the gf… :)

]]> By: Amberly http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-45528 Amberly Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:28:24 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-45528 Ben, I have a question about your option #1: Are Spaniards typically early risers? After moving to Spain last November, my husband and I observed and fairly quickly adopted the Spanish schedule in terms of lunch, dinner and going-out times. However, because we work from home, I've had no exposure to the Spanish morning timetable. (For our part, we have an awful time getting up before the sun, so although we were rising as early as 7 a month ago, we're now down to 7:30 now and slowly creeping toward 8!) Ben, I have a question about your option #1: Are Spaniards typically early risers?

After moving to Spain last November, my husband and I observed and fairly quickly adopted the Spanish schedule in terms of lunch, dinner and going-out times. However, because we work from home, I’ve had no exposure to the Spanish morning timetable.

(For our part, we have an awful time getting up before the sun, so although we were rising as early as 7 a month ago, we’re now down to 7:30 now and slowly creeping toward 8!)

]]> By: gary http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-45457 gary Mon, 25 Aug 2008 09:20:09 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-45457 After a 15 hour delay on my way home from BCN this weekend I am feeling jetlagged - no mean achievement from a two hour flight! My internal clock is still telling me that its time to eat at about 10.30pm. After a 15 hour delay on my way home from BCN this weekend I am feeling jetlagged – no mean achievement from a two hour flight!

My internal clock is still telling me that its time to eat at about 10.30pm.

]]> By: Sara http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-45123 Sara Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:14:56 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-45123 Ben - it always helped when I took a brisk walk in the afternoon after siesta. Excercise is good for you and it gives you more energy! It also helped me to combat all the Cruzcampo and tinto de verano calories that I drank later in the day;) Suerte~ Ben – it always helped when I took a brisk walk in the afternoon after siesta. Excercise is good for you and it gives you more energy! It also helped me to combat all the Cruzcampo and tinto de verano calories that I drank later in the day;) Suerte~

]]> By: Maria S. http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-45003 Maria S. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:05:18 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-45003 Taking a siesta - even in Germany - is a wonderful thing. I work from 7:00 till about 22:00 and I need to break my day into "twos". I take a short nap - as soon as I close my book, I set the alarm clock for 20 minutes - and this is a real power nap. I have to agree with Colin, it is a zen thing. I find peace and sleep and because of not sleeping long, I wake up refreshed and revitalized. Working at home has gotten me spoiled in this respect, but I also feel very much alive after a short nap. Taking a siesta – even in Germany – is a wonderful thing.

I work from 7:00 till about 22:00 and I need to break my day into “twos”. I take a short nap – as soon as I close my book, I set the alarm clock for 20 minutes – and this is a real power nap. I have to agree with Colin, it is a zen thing. I find peace and sleep and because of not sleeping long, I wake up refreshed and revitalized.

Working at home has gotten me spoiled in this respect, but I also feel very much alive after a short nap.

]]> By: leftbanker http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-44899 leftbanker Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:26:26 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-44899 Here is how I deal with all new problems: I begin by drastically increasing my alcohol consumption. This has never solved any issues and has often led to disastrous consequences, but what if after much trial and error you find that alcohol was the answer? You'd feel like an idiot for not trying it first. On a serious and more sober note, I have been a napper/siesta-taker for most of my adult life. My routine is to work-out (mostly cycling) in the afternoon, eat, and then sleep for 20-40 minutes. When I wake up I feel like $100 (before, when $100 was worth something). The nap helps my heart rate to return to something like normal. Here is how I deal with all new problems: I begin by drastically increasing my alcohol consumption. This has never solved any issues and has often led to disastrous consequences, but what if after much trial and error you find that alcohol was the answer? You’d feel like an idiot for not trying it first.

On a serious and more sober note, I have been a napper/siesta-taker for most of my adult life. My routine is to work-out (mostly cycling) in the afternoon, eat, and then sleep for 20-40 minutes. When I wake up I feel like $100 (before, when $100 was worth something). The nap helps my heart rate to return to something like normal.

]]> By: Mark http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-44124 Mark Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:11:43 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-44124 As far as a midafternoon siesta or “power nap” is concerned I guess it depends on how an individual is wired. Personally I can benefit from a short nap when it isn’t too hot. Not a problem as I’m in London and summer seems to have passed us by this year. However in hot weather I often wake up feeling “drugged” and in a much worse state than before the snooze. Taking some vigorous exercise tends to put me back in sync and gives me more energy. In my experience strong coffee doesn’t work as it disrupts quality sleep and exacerbates the problem. Of course, and I don’t like to mention it, but “recharge intervals” do take longer as you get older! As far as a midafternoon siesta or “power nap” is concerned I guess it depends on how an individual is wired. Personally I can benefit from a short nap when it isn’t too hot. Not a problem as I’m in London and summer seems to have passed us by this year. However in hot weather I often wake up feeling “drugged” and in a much worse state than before the snooze. Taking some vigorous exercise tends to put me back in sync and gives me more energy.

In my experience strong coffee doesn’t work as it disrupts quality sleep and exacerbates the problem. Of course, and I don’t like to mention it, but “recharge intervals” do take longer as you get older!

]]> By: Parubin http://www.notesfromspain.com/2008/08/21/having-trouble-with-the-spanish-timetable/comment-page-1/#comment-43989 Parubin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:50:47 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1042#comment-43989 There is nothing like a 'siesta' if you can allow one (that is holiday time or if you work at home or you are free after lunch). I can´t understand how this pleasure is such a Spanish thing only. What do people from other countries do after lunch if they have idle time to kill??(not talking about working weeks and lunch breaks at the company's canteen). Everyone knows that summer holidays siesta of a length of about an hour is pure bliss, not to mention how healthy that is also. My perfect siesta would be one of about an hour long, not having to work later, after a lunch with my wife, having drank a nice bottle of red wine (half each, that is). How could you beat that??. Unluckily, day-to-day routine tends to be a little more prosaic. I work from 8am till about 7pm, with a lunch break of two hours. Since it only takes me about 10 minutes door-to-door from work to home I manage to eat in my house and have the occasional nap of about 30 minutes most days. No bottle of wine, wife or idle afternoons though. There is nothing like a ‘siesta’ if you can allow one (that is holiday time or if you work at home or you are free after lunch).

I can´t understand how this pleasure is such a Spanish thing only. What do people from other countries do after lunch if they have idle time to kill??(not talking about working weeks and lunch breaks at the company’s canteen). Everyone knows that summer holidays siesta of a length of about an hour is pure bliss, not to mention how healthy that is also.

My perfect siesta would be one of about an hour long, not having to work later, after a lunch with my wife, having drank a nice bottle of red wine (half each, that is). How could you beat that??.

Unluckily, day-to-day routine tends to be a little more prosaic. I work from 8am till about 7pm, with a lunch break of two hours. Since it only takes me about 10 minutes door-to-door from work to home I manage to eat in my house and have the occasional nap of about 30 minutes most days. No bottle of wine, wife or idle afternoons though.

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