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Extraordinario ...
It's yummy, like Italy ... the life style is so different than the States. It's a bit dreamy, a little wild, unpretentious and exciting. Definately romantic.

posted by CG-- on September 7, 2005 at 10:48 AM | link to this | reply

Spain sounds very colorful.
Could probably sit near a fountain all day and do nothing more than people watch.

posted by Joe_Love on September 2, 2005 at 7:43 PM | link to this | reply

sassy

Oh, Spain is indeed wonderful ; vibrant, frustrating, mesmerising, moving, joyous, sad, savage ... and absolutely soaked in history.

I didn't star writing seriously until I was 69, when we first came here, and now? I can't stop, not that I want to. I write for local English language magazines

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 2:36 PM | link to this | reply

Wow! Very interesting post
Spain sounds wonderful. I also wish that I could paint better, but I also love writing. There is nothing better then a voice on paper that actually interests people.

posted by Sherri_G on September 1, 2005 at 2:32 PM | link to this | reply

And and Ben
Indeed we do!!!

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 1:53 PM | link to this | reply

I think drawing and painting can be learnt. You have some colorful neighbors. :)

Ann.

posted by A-and-B on September 1, 2005 at 1:52 PM | link to this | reply

mcbreeze
Well, stick at it my dear. One day you might become another Goya! LOL

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 8:51 AM | link to this | reply

JJ

Thank you for your nice long comment!

 

Living here in Spain is an education!!!

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 8:49 AM | link to this | reply

ariala

Thank you for your comment.

 

It's nice to be appreciated!!!

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 8:48 AM | link to this | reply

Koda

Thank you for your comment.

 

Er, what was so hard about it, eh????

posted by ariel70 on September 1, 2005 at 8:47 AM | link to this | reply

I enjoyed reading your post!
Though I'm not ashamed to admit that I made minced meat out of some of the words! :)

posted by KODACHROME1970 on September 1, 2005 at 5:26 AM | link to this | reply

Ariel, awesome job! I so enjoyed this.

posted by Ariala on September 1, 2005 at 2:37 AM | link to this | reply

i'm no good at drawing any thing artful except stick people lol xxx

posted by mcbreeze on September 1, 2005 at 2:17 AM | link to this | reply

Ariel,

You do a marvelous job of capturing the culture of Spain.  Hemingway did it, in a very good way, but he didn't get down to la gente de las calles in the way that you do.

I have been to Mexico many times over the years and, quite amazingly, the culture of which you speak in Spain made it across the Atlantic to Latin America.  It has changed a little, of course.  Many of the Indian cultures of those countries have been joined with it, as well as an Estadounidense influence, but it is still very visible--those same characteristics of which you speak in Spain.  Unfortunately, machísimo has come along too, but it's usually easy to sidestep that as it roars past.  And, of course, we must speak very carefully of Cabrónes when we use the word.  But, after all this time, the similarities amaze me.    *Excellent post*
(I asked Ariala last night in her comments, where you came by, whether she wanted to move to Spain.  She said it was the nicest proposal she ever had. (heheheLOL   jj 

(I hope she doesn't see this and get mad.)

posted by Jack_Flash on September 1, 2005 at 2:17 AM | link to this | reply