First Thoughts and Overall feel. 

Im not sure when or how long exactly it was since i arrived at La Casa Del Viento, i believe i have been here for about 4 

weeks but it has felt as though it was at least two months, time goes slowly in Lanjaron but it in positive way as there is 

so much beauty around to admire no matter what time of day it is. More than aesthetically pleasing, relaxing and meditating 

were a collection of natural highs i experienced for a couple of days when i first arrived and...

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With my phrase book still gripped firmly between my fingers I stepped forward from the back of the station platform and approached the elderly but robust looking driver and uttered, in my absolute best Spanish, the phrase I had been repeating to myself over and over for the last 10 minutes. Sadly the response it drew was not what I had hoped for; in fact the poor man looked at me as if I had just addressed him in Swahili. Undeterred I glanced down at my phrasebook, ran through the sentence on...
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So i have been helping Ann here at La Casa Del Viento for nearly two and a half months. Working here has allowed me to try a whole variety of new things such as harvesting Almonds from the trees and picking Olives. These are two things that i am sure can only be done here in Andalusia Spain, or atleast its how i imagine the original Spanish culture to be. Living and working here in Lanjaron allows me to experience the untouched Spanish culture which i find to be rare in Western Europe.

Today i...

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Lately at La Casa del Viento it's been setting up and getting ready for the holiday season, with the Christmas tree now up (put up Today by eve and I) the Christmas music is blaring and the kitchen smells of all the delicious food we will be enjoying tomorrow for Sunday lunch.

Ive been helping here at La Casa del Viento for about two months now and enjoying every minute of it, the work days are enjoyable aswell as the two days we get off a week to enjoy the surroundings and take beautiful hik...
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