Well, here I am eleven days into our stay in Jacarilla and once again I have become my Spanish counterpart. At the very moment I touch Spanish soil and breathe spanish air I relajarse (relax).
Spain is the land of siesta, life here moves slowly and runs until late. One is immediately imbibed with a sense of moving slowly, enjoying the surroundings, eating well and relaxing. This is by no means (as friends of mine tend to think) because we are on 'holiday', this is rural Spanish life, we live within a working community not a holiday destination.
People here don't gulp cups of coffee out of paper cups en route to somewhere else, nor do they eat on the go. Queuing is a relaxed affair, unlike the English who docilely form a queue and immediately become agitated, in Spain it is considered polite to let the older generation go first and common practice is to simply accept that everyone knows their turn and in the meantime are free to wander off to chat with friends.
Spain is a beautiful, interesting and dynamic country full of culture and traditions, some of which have been lost on us Brit's who see Spain in terms of TV shows such as Benidorm. Here are some photos which I hope encapsulate the beauty of Spain!
'How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.'
-Spanish proverb
Love Donna xxxxxx
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