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In January on the Costa, conversations often start halfway through. No introduction, no conclusion. At the bakery someone says something about the bread. In the lift you exchange two words. On the street it’s just a look and a nod. I order, pay, step outside. The man next to me does the same. We stand side by side in the sun for a moment. No one says anything else. There’s […]
What strikes me every year in the weeks after Epiphany is not what disappears, but what is left behind. The holidays are over — everyone knows that — yet no one seems in a hurry to make it visible. The street lights are still there. Some evenings they’re on. Some evenings they’re not. As if the system hasn’t been switched off, and no one feels the need to look for […]
Late August holds a certain magic. The hottest days are behind you, but the sun is still generous, and the evenings feel longer than ever. The rush of peak tourist season begins to fade, while life on the streets somehow feels even more vibrant. It’s the time when you truly discover the essence of late summer in Spain — without the frantic pace of high season. Village festivals and processions […]
When I first moved to Spain, I genuinely thought my installer had passed away. Not because he was ill, but because he’d promised me three times that he’d come “mañana,” which I naively interpreted as “I’ll be there tomorrow.” Then he disappeared for four full days. No call, no message—nothing. I pictured the whole thing: grieving family, me at the doorstep with flowers. But on day five, he walked in […]
When I was a child growing up in the Netherlands, Father’s Day was a cozy Sunday in June. Breakfast in bed, a handmade craft, and maybe a bottle of aftershave he’d never use. It wasn’t until I lived in Spain that I discovered Día del Padre is celebrated here on 19 March, on the feast day of San José (Saint Joseph) — the father figure of Jesus and the Catholic […]
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