Self-exiled in Spain
@giovannigf.bsky.social
Mexican New Yorker in Spain. Longer tirades at https://introvert.nyc
I’m now using the Bristol Stool Chart to classify movies, books, and music
August 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I’m now using the Bristol Stool Chart to classify movies, books, and music
That’s what I thought when I went to art school
It should be acceptable for me to be lazy and useless to society if that’s what my heart desires
August 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
That’s what I thought when I went to art school
Just learned that Spaniards refer to Uniqlo as “Uniculo.”
August 3, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Just learned that Spaniards refer to Uniqlo as “Uniculo.”
Why you no like me
July 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Why you no like me
The kitten took a selfie
July 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The kitten took a selfie
Every generation gets The Odyssey it deserves
July 27, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Every generation gets The Odyssey it deserves
Hey, do y’all still have that horrible president? Just curious.
July 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Hey, do y’all still have that horrible president? Just curious.
I came back just to say that sometimes the 1.99€ wine is better than the 5.99€. Also, Spain better kick Argentina’s ass because we can’t afford to move again.
July 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I came back just to say that sometimes the 1.99€ wine is better than the 5.99€. Also, Spain better kick Argentina’s ass because we can’t afford to move again.
Give away your art. This beautiful essay really resonated with me. lithub.com/why-i-give-m...
Why I Give My Books Away For Free
In 2015, after the release of my first book with Burrow Press, a small press based out of Orlando, Florida, I was invited to give a reading at a public library. The book I’d always imagined I could…
lithub.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Give away your art. This beautiful essay really resonated with me. lithub.com/why-i-give-m...
My essay on how I lost half my name when I immigrated is up on @slate.com and Stephen Miller loses another hair every time you click on it. So click on it. slate.com/life/2025/10...
I’ve Made Two International Moves. My New Countries Took Something Very Simple From Me.
I used to have four names. Now, I'm not so sure.
slate.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
My essay on how I lost half my name when I immigrated is up on @slate.com and Stephen Miller loses another hair every time you click on it. So click on it. slate.com/life/2025/10...
Oh, and I got interviewed by The Madrid Review themadridreview.com/f/giovanni-g...
Giovanni García-Fenech: Mexico to Seville, Via NYC's Art World
By James Hartley
themadridreview.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Oh, and I got interviewed by The Madrid Review themadridreview.com/f/giovanni-g...
Mark my words: If the Nobel Prize committee gives Trump the Peace Prize I'm going to return mine.
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Mark my words: If the Nobel Prize committee gives Trump the Peace Prize I'm going to return mine.
This site is much funnier than LinkedIn, but just as depressing.
August 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This site is much funnier than LinkedIn, but just as depressing.
When the heatwave finally broke it felt like a relief to walk around in 90-degree weather
August 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When the heatwave finally broke it felt like a relief to walk around in 90-degree weather
I moved to New York in 1992 and then the winter of 1993 was the worst in 50 years*. People said if I could make it through I would be a real New Yorker. Now I moved to Sevilla and it’s the worst summer in history. People say if I can make it through I’ll be a real Sevillano. I don’t like this.
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I moved to New York in 1992 and then the winter of 1993 was the worst in 50 years*. People said if I could make it through I would be a real New Yorker. Now I moved to Sevilla and it’s the worst summer in history. People say if I can make it through I’ll be a real Sevillano. I don’t like this.
THIS is their pitch?!
August 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
THIS is their pitch?!
Started reading Don Quixote but got depressed when I found out he was supposed to be 50 years old. Does anyone know how old Moby Dick was supposed to be?
April 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Started reading Don Quixote but got depressed when I found out he was supposed to be 50 years old. Does anyone know how old Moby Dick was supposed to be?
It's nice once again living in a country in which my last name doesn't mark me as an other. There are streets named Garcia, ice-cream shops named Garcia, bars named Garcia, fashion stores named Garcia, and even a chain of hat stores named Garcia. None are "ethnic," they're just what they are.
March 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It's nice once again living in a country in which my last name doesn't mark me as an other. There are streets named Garcia, ice-cream shops named Garcia, bars named Garcia, fashion stores named Garcia, and even a chain of hat stores named Garcia. None are "ethnic," they're just what they are.
Reposted by Self-exiled in Spain
Never been more happy to be running away from home
March 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Never been more happy to be running away from home
Everyone in Sevilla is coughing. I can’t tell if they’re sick or if it’s just that they all smoke.
March 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Everyone in Sevilla is coughing. I can’t tell if they’re sick or if it’s just that they all smoke.
I’ve been in Spain for three weeks and i haven’t seen a single Cybertruck
March 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’ve been in Spain for three weeks and i haven’t seen a single Cybertruck
Meeting the King of Spain didn't quite prepare me for my move to this country
introvert.nyc/2025/03/11/m...
introvert.nyc/2025/03/11/m...
My encounters with the King and other Spaniards
My early experiences with Spaniards never made me think I’d one day move here.
introvert.nyc
March 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Meeting the King of Spain didn't quite prepare me for my move to this country
introvert.nyc/2025/03/11/m...
introvert.nyc/2025/03/11/m...
I self-deported my Mexican ass all the way to Spain. And I brought a German with me for good measure. introvert.nyc/2025/03/03/g...
Goodbye MAGA, hola España!
And just like that, our journey away from MAGA USA to Spain had begun.
introvert.nyc
March 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I self-deported my Mexican ass all the way to Spain. And I brought a German with me for good measure. introvert.nyc/2025/03/03/g...
Hitler comes back to life. He is greeted by a jackbooted mob with some sort of stiff-armed salute, nobody knows what to call it, maybe a Roman salute?
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Hitler comes back to life. He is greeted by a jackbooted mob with some sort of stiff-armed salute, nobody knows what to call it, maybe a Roman salute?
It’s been very easy for me not to buy anything today because I’m in Sevilla and all the stores are closed because it’s a regional holiday. Also, wrong country anyway.
February 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
It’s been very easy for me not to buy anything today because I’m in Sevilla and all the stores are closed because it’s a regional holiday. Also, wrong country anyway.