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Karafa ( African artist living in Barcelona)

7 July, 2008 (10:10) | Living in Europe | By: admin

Marta’s boyfriend Karafa has recently moved here from Senegal. He is a multi-talented and charismatic character, not shy at all. For someone who has only lived in this country for few months now, he appears to be very well adjusted. He makes ornate African drums called Jembe, tall with wooden spikes holding the skins tightly […]

Gracia bomb shelters from la Guerra Civil

1 July, 2008 (06:45) | Living in Europe | By: admin

MONUMENT ON PLAÇA DIAMANTE TODAY I am speaking enough Catalan to get by and read it fluently. I like to watch the TV3 Càtalan channel and I also read the local news. I noticed an article about ” Refugi Antiaeri de la Plaça del Diamant en Gracia” (aerial bomb shelters of Plaça Diamant in Gracia) […]

Marta’s Paradise

29 June, 2008 (02:04) | Living in Europe | By: admin

PEACEFUL ACOUSTIC GUITAR STRUM Dr. Marta is one of my favorite Catalan girlfriends. She is also a horse surgeon and apparently a very good one as she is constantly traveling to different countries to perform surgeries and/or give lectures about operating on horses. HORSE WHINNY She often zips off to perform a horse surgery when […]