Originally Posted by
Ecoliqua
Hola David,
Well, my story has a sad background indeed… Last year, my boyfriend, who was a German lawyer specialized in Arabic law, died because of a heart attack in front of my very eyes (with just 37 years). He had offered me a beautiful Arabic tape which I loved... I wanted to know who the singer was, so I went to the internet and learnt the Arabic alphabet... I discovered the name of the singer was S-I-R-I-N! I was so happy that day :-))))) Then I wanted to understand the titles… then the lyrics… then,,,, and so, I went into Arabic stuff… Also, we in South Spain, Andalusia, are half Arabic (I am living in Madrid now, but I am from Sevilla, main town of Andalusia), so it was a kind of learning about mine ancient culture. Honestly, we really do not have good relations with Arabs now, but we are totally full with their culture. People generally ignore that most of the traditions we have are Arabic :-) But it is not really popular here to get interested in Arabic culture. Anyhow, I started learning about Arab stuff because of curiosity and because it kept my mind busy…veeeeeeery busy. This thing is so difficult!!
Meanwhile, I meet a guy from Iran who somehow opened to me a new window to Persian culture. Although I must confess I was scared at the beginning (I beg for forgiveness about my ignorance.. :-(…, he showed me how friendly, funny, and party-like Persian-people are! So very much as Spanish! Actually, I found many more similarities between Persians and Spanish than Spanish and Arabs. And the language is much more beautiful to my ears than Arabic. Maybe because is more similar to Spanish sounds (verdad, David?...).. I really do not know. I just know that I felt in love with Iran and Iranians… maybe because I think they are fighters… they survive and keep their traditions despite of the many difficulties….
I don’t know… I just know that I am here and that I am happy that I have met all of you!