Living in Spain
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The Gain in Spain: ..is Greater Than the Pain (Paperback)
Product Description: Ex-pats in Spain may be reeling from the local effects of the global recession, but life can still be great if you're prepared to muck in and join the local community. Steve Howarth explains how Spain still offers a haven for people looking for a different life. This is a personal account of the author's own journey, recounting with humour and genuine insight the lessons he has learnt along the way. "The Gain In Spain" is essential reading for anyone contemplating a move to Spain - outlining all the pros and cons, and packed with practical advice on how to make the most of the many opportunities such a move will offer.
I'm not an Alcoholic, I'm just European!: Living in Spain, Adventuring Through Europe
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Jamie Wakefield had achieved everything he always wanted. He was happy. He was bored. Then he met Wendy, a woman from his past, now living in Spain. Though he had never even wanted to leave Vermont, Jamie followed his new love to a new country. And found exactly what he needed and never knew he wanted. This is Jamie's humorous and moving description of his soul's rebirth and his breathless wonder at this new world. He takes us along as he discovers that Europeans, in fact, aren't just like Americans. That fish eyes, goose barnacles, and octopus are actually delicious. He shares the complete agony of learning Spanish at forty-one, his awe at the grand and ancient scale of European architecture, and his amazement at falling in love with the drama of a tiny man staring down a twelve hundred pound bull. From the back cover: "Do you know they eat babies in Europe? Yeah, every chance they get. Suckling goat, suckling pig, suckling lamb, you name it, if it's on its mother's teat they can't wait to pull it off and roast it over a roaring fire. Do you know what it's like to have a two-hundred pound cow, with horns, slam into your knees and throw you over its back completely ignoring the cape you're waving in front of it? Because I do, and let me tell you, that is not the fun part of a capea. Do you know the patron saint of Segovia looks just like Gandalf and turned back advancing Moors intent on attacking the city by drawing a line in the sand with his staff and shouting "You shall not pass!"? You may also be amazed to know that if you accidentally create a six foot high flame in your barbeque and Madrid firemen in full gear climb four flights to your apartment and find no fire (called in by two neighbors) they will not fine you but actually compliment you on how well the steak is cooked?"
About the Author:
About the Author:
Jamie became a legend in the Magic: The Gathering community for his self-deprecating wit and laugh out loud commentary about an ordinary guy taking on and living the extraordinary. His first book, Quest for the Pro Tour, describing his attempts to make it to the first Magic Pro Tour has a five star rating on Amazon, is a classic of the genre and has been described as "the best Magic book, EVER." Now Jamie takes us into his new life living out a dream he never knew he had. Jamie has a BFA in Writing from Johnson State College. He has been a popular columnist and contributing editor for Scrye & The Duelist magazines, the Dojo and StarCityGames.com. His blog jamiewakefield.com receives twenty thousand hits a year. Jamie splits his time between Vermont and Madrid with his fiancée Wendy.
