Chani's Creative Space

The day was dull but warm for the season, 21ºC (69.8ºF) at least. I was looking for some interesting tropical plants or trees to capture with my camera on the hills nearby and could not find any. A small ruin attracted my attention. Next to it, this elegant cow. Cow along our path

How often do we apprehend parts of reality thinking we know everything about it? One reality - two parts of the truth.  (For those of you who live in or near Torremolinos (Spain), you will find this little farm building   near the Hospital Marítimo (Los Álamos). Yes, it is one and the same building!)

I thought that, in real life,  churches were becoming gourmet destinations, cultural institutions, but not the other way round... Therefore, I was shocked to read that the Café Eclipse in Valladolid (Spain), where painting exhibitions and other cultural events were regularly held, is going to close at the end of October, as it was sold by the owner to become part of the Adventist church next to it. I wish my colleague Miguel Asensio will find another suitable place very soon so that his Café Eclipse can be born again! I refuse to believe that this is the end. No es el principio del fin. Ephemeral Art

Creating. Enjoying those October days on a beach that is almost empty. Meeting under the stars Urban beach Eye of the nature Landscape in Nerva

My former home - the city where I have been living for 10 years - is not my home any longer. I thought I knew every stone, but the stones do not recognize me. The houses are still there, but with different names displayed on the bells. The streets are still there, but they speak a different language. The harbour of Feldafing near Munich (Germany) The Isar in Pullach near Munich (Germany)

I lost my heart in Athens , where I have just attended the IAPTI Second International Conference for Translators and Interpreters ( #iapti 2014 ).  The Greek capital is much more than its historical heritage (of course, the monuments are beautiful). Athens is diversity, and art. Vibrant and inspiring. There is so much to see - one who tasted it  has to come back one day. 

Sometimes, I wish I could work and live in an ivory tower. But I cannot. I am part of this world. For  thousands innocent civilians in the Middle East and Eastern Ukraine, this summer was the last one.  I wish I could turn back time to bring them back to life. Bloody summer I Bloody summer II