Living in Spain

The cruel circumstances of birth affect us all in different ways, and in my case, it was being born with an idiotic look on my face. I reached this unpleasant conclusion after many years in Spain failing to make myself understood, even before opening my mouth to speak. It happened most recently in my local [...]

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We who live here in Spain have come to appreciate, over the years, the delights of the Spanish way of life in a way that mere tourists never could. We have struggled to understand new customs and traditions, political and cultural differences and ways of doing things – some as simple as eating soggy chips [...]

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The woman next door bounced out of her house to see if we needed anything, then rushed inside again to get sweets for the children. With only a handful of old people still living in the barrio, children are evidently a reminder of times long past and are welcomed with open arms.
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I was having a coffee with the mayor during the week and the conversation got around to my possibilities as a candidate in the next local elections.
“I’d make an excellent mayor,” I said. “I can think of lots of things to prohibit that you haven’t thought of.”
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