I am retired, married, and we have no children. I used to live in Wellington, Salamanca Road, near Talavera Terrace. Because of that I took a long trip to Spain about 18 years ago; From Coruña to San Sebastián, to Barcelona to Cadiz. I wanted to learn about its layered and complex history and society. I remember words (cerveza, billete) but I did not learn how to speak, read or write. So now I am retired and have some time, I want to start at the beginning and learn Spanish. I have enrolled in the Olly Richards Spanish Uncovered Beginners Course. We are on a pension, so we might never go back to Spain. My goal is to be able to read Spanish authors like Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and Javier Cercas. I have a variety of interests which I would like to be able to discuss eventually in Spanish. Running, sports (athletics, tennis, football), reading fiction, cooking, linguistics, chess, history, anthropology/cultures, philosophy, science & drinking tea.