Coming Up: My Friend Carol - Expert on Istanbul

One of the things I like to do on my site the lights come on ordinary people like you and me who decided to something unusual to do with their time and were able to live a unique intercultural experience.

So one of these special people is my friend Carol, a teacher of many talents of high school, as I discovered recently is also a painter and pianist.

During the mid-nineties, Carol has decided to take a few years and wentTurkey to teach English and mathematics in a school in Istanbul. After all is said and done Carol had for seven years in Istanbul, hard to know the Turkish culture has lived and created a network of local and international friends who are still in contact with today. Turkey continues to try one of their favorite destinations and Carol, with her favorite country, every time I can connect.

In addition, Carol has a special bond in a small town in Greecewith the name of Parga, and is an interesting story behind it. There will soon be heard on international calls Carol, and their experiences and knowledge on Turkey and Greece.

Second Coming Up Karla Interview: Darocas!

My second interview: Karla Darocas - Canuck Expatriate in Spain!

As you probably already know, as I have a great fascination for everything Spanish (my article on Hispanophilia, will confirm), then two times in Spain last year. My second trip, where I visited places such as Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Ibiza and Montserrat, I also spent several days on the Costa Blanca, the most eastern of Spain, which juts into the Mediterranean.

My friend andInternet Mentor David I had connected with one of his close friends, a very interesting woman from Canada, who had moved to Spain a few years earlier. Karla Darocas was very kind and invited me to stay with her for a night or two, and I was able to get a look into the life of an expatriate Canuck on the Costa Blanca.

Karla, his Scottish friend Rhonda and I went on a day trip to the local train to Benidorm, the largest city in the town along the CostaBlanca. We talked about life in Spain, its culture and especially the huge influx of northern Europeans, especially pensioners, are found along the whole Spanish. If I remember correctly, is something of Spain expects 4 million northern Europeans to settle in Spain in coming years.

Consequently, it has huge real estate development along the coast and in some places like Marbella Such literally every square inch of available space of WASpaved. For a person with any kind of love for nature, what has happened along the coasts of southern Spain, to see very painful. The development has progressed with very few restrictions and serious water shortages due to Spain and environmental problems caused by urban sprawl, overcrowding Areas of coastal construction like the golf courses. The huge increase in prices along the coast is virtually impossible for local people able to afford a housethere.

But despite all these excesses, there are many beautiful places, and in particular the area where life Karla is a very scenic stretch of Spain. Karla is a very interesting person who is an artist, but also involved in a variety of businesses and nonprofit initiatives. They, too, is one of those people who manage to combine art with business. I found them to be and I appreciate the opportunity to spend a day and a half with a very generous hostWho can help me an overview of the local environment.

Your call will provide insight into a culture that appeals to many of us in one of the most beautiful and diverse. Karla Frank comments describe Spanish society and the life of an expatriate American North and offer insights into a fascinating and contradictory culture.