She came to Spain on a Fulbright Fellow in 1998 and never left. Her articles on Spain have appeared in The New York Times, The international Herald Tribute, The Guardian, The Miami Herald, El País, and El Mundo. She is currently the Madrid correspondent for The Independent. She writes on a wide variety of issues from the Basque separatism to art and fashion. Dale received a Masters in Journalism from New York University and a Bachelors in Government from Cornell University. She teaches International Media at USD Madrid.