This is my biography of how I came to live in Spain, arriving in Palma de Mallorca from Vancouver, Canada, as a teacher of classical guitar. I relate my impressions of the early days and how I began to love this country so much I stayed on for years.
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Chapter 35
I’m making a pause in recounting Helen’s wedding preparations to tell you about something curious that happened a couple of years before I arrived in Mallorca.
You may have read in my earlier posts entitled Vancouver Flashback about...
With Helen in Barcelona 1968
Chapter 34
After our overnight trip on the boat from Palma, Helen and I disembarked in the early morning hours and took a taxi to our hotel, located within viewing distance of the Temple of the Sagrada Familia, the...
Chapter 33
As Helen's wedding preparations were under way, it became necessary for her to make a trip to Barcelona in order to finalize the guest list and other details of this important event with José and his family who lived near Barcelona's city...
The Marriage Proposal
Frederic Soulacroix 1858 - 1933
Chapter 32
In Spain it is customary for the families of a future bride and groom ...los novios...to meet for a friendly luncheon, tea or dinner in the prenuptial event called "the asking of the...
Back from Santa Catalina Market in Palma
Chapter 31
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In the late 1960s I was staying in Palma de Mallorca at the apartment of Mr. G and his daughter Helen (not her real name) until I could establish myself in my new job...
