The Other Andrea

Better late than never, I'm joining Karen at This Old House who posted about what the life of her 'other self' would be like and challenged her readers to do the same. I can't think of a better way to dream as I turn another year older today and because I promised Misha I was working on my own post.

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My other self would live in Spain, where winters would be spent in the Canary Islands. The north coast of Fuerteventura to be exact, where I could hop a plane to Africa to visit this family, any time I pleased.

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I would work as a Marine Biologist, researching and studying the intelligence of dolphins but it wouldn't really feel like work.

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I would live in a casa de playa (beach house) where I could watch dolphins and listen to the surf from anywhere in the house and I could entertain all of my family and friends.

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But I would spend lots of time inland, because there is so much more to Spain than the coast, including beautiful countrysides

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and the Alhambra 

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 lots of fountains,

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and of course, Madrid, 

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where I would have an apartment,

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and I would be one of those sophisticated Spanish women, except I wouldn't smoke but my accent would be muy perfecto.

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On the island, I would drive this vintage jeep, converted to electric of course. What? My other self would still be eco-friendly, that would never change.

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and in the city I would drive this vintage beauty.

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And I would drink wine grown here,

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and eat the local paella dish for dinner each night,

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while watching flamenco.

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How a Canadian girl born on a hot July day in the middle of Canada grew up to love the ocean and Espana is a tough one to figure out.

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But she's just as happy to be another year older, in the country with the Artist and the Glimmer Twins, Callie, Whiskers and Ember and a few thousand bees, whilst building a chicken coop during a hot summer drought. 

~What's your other self like, friends?~