by Edward Signaigo | Jul 14, 2025 | Spanish, Stories, Travel
How I Learned Spanish as an Adult: One Man’s Odyssey Why I Learned Spanish I was born and raised in San Diego, where basic Spanish is part of the lexicon. Streets have names like Calle Barcelona, Camino del Norte, and Via de la Valle. Neighborhoods have names...
by Edward Signaigo | Jun 16, 2025 | Essays, Music, Stories
Learn the Guitar as a Busy Adult: 22 Practical Tips Preface I started playing the guitar when I was 33 years old to fulfill a lifelong dream. The journey started when I walked into Guitar Center and bought a $150 Yamaha acoustic guitar – along...
by Edward Signaigo | May 30, 2025 | Surfing, Stories, Travel
Big Waves and Blank Pages: Chosen Battles of a Surf Writer Why I surf The reasons why I surf go back to when I was a kid. I am from San Diego, and I am a product of my environment as much as anyone else is. As far as I can remember, my...
by Edward Signaigo | May 18, 2025 | Essays, Business, Stories
A Big Career Pivot Why I am leaving the legal industry after 20 years to pursue a different career. My Legal Career I passed the California Bar Exam in 2009 – so if you want to count that as the beginning of my legal career, I have been in...
by Edward Signaigo | Mar 11, 2025 | Music
I Won’t Back Down – Tom Petty Another one of my favorite songs by the legend Tom Petty. Johnny Cash did a great cover of this song later in his career. My version sounds more like Johnny Cash’s version, but not as good. Someday I hope to be...