blog (January, 2003)
tranquilo
I've moved on, but not far away, to live with a Spanish couple, Luis and Nube and their 4-year old daughter, Zaira. They are the ex-hippie sort, very chill, very mature, and very kind. Tranquilo is the phrase of the stay so far. They have a small finca that is a little piece of paradise, and do a bit of pottery, that Luis sells at Mercados Medievales around Spain. Nube teaches T'ai Chi/QiGong in the local pueblos. I joined Luis this past weekend for a trip to the market in Alicante, where we dressed in medieval garb to sell earrings, magnets, vases, ocarinas, and more.
They speak no English, so I am learning Spanish quickly, though I've got so far to go...
Clear skies.
movement
Action is the key to winning 50% of my self-battles. Always such a small thing -- only a flick of the finger to get the ball rolling -- but somehow so hard for me.
I decided to begin calling farms on my WWOOF list, tired of awaiting email replies. The first person I called asked me, after I struggled through a few sentences in Español, if I would like to speak in English. The rest of the call proceeded just as smoothly, and we decided I would leave Madrid for their finca (small farm) in two days, after a short trip to Toledo.