Canariangal78

Update for October 3, 2009: I´m hoping that within this month & early November I will be able to mail out the remaining resends, that´s definitely my goal

Update for July 31: I am moving permanently to León (another city in Mainland Spain) tomorrow morning and I won´t have Internet access until at least August 17th. Please bear this in mind when sending me PMs etc. They will not be replied to straight away. Still catching up on those resends. I have been rated for five so far :) and hopefully my 1s will start to disappear. OH! My new postal address is already on my profile so for those owing me swaps, 9 people if I can recall properly, please use the new addy. Thanks

If you don´t receive any of my swaps please message me first rather than giving me a bad rating. I would really appreciate that. I am almost always happy to re-send (the almost bit applies to questionable swappers only)

Female from the Canary Islands, staying in Mainland Spain due to work.

Loves travelling, Spanish tapas, laughing, good conversation, chess, voluntary work, Shiatsu, collecting lighthouse postcards, knitting scarves, zine-making, European cinema, dogs, haiku & tanka, making friends :) ; reading MP3 blogs, campaigning against bullfighting; walking, architecture, dancing, men with brown hair (I find it really attractive) , poetry, art galleries, learning foreign languages, ballet and SO much more.

Russian Red, Josh Ritter, Pink, Jazmine Sullivan, Miranda Lambert, Amy Correia, Abba, The Kooks, R.E.M, Brad Paisley, Kokia, Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Wolf, Manolo García, Greg Baumont, Leonard Cohen, Lily Allen, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Bruce Springsteen, Down The Tiny Steps, music from the 80s; Joss Stone, Joaquin Sabina, The Rasmus, Neko Case, Loudon Wainwright III, Good Charlotte, Korn, David Bisbal, Travis, Alicia Keys, Jamie Cullum , Thom Yorke (and Radiohead) , Bat for Lashes, Zayra Álvarez, Bajm and other Polish bands, Lebanese music, Asha Boshle, Wilco, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams ... the list is endless ;-)

Apart from knitting I have not tried my hand at many crafts other than painting on glass and some watercolour painting and that was ages ago. I would like to take up quilting one day and also try creating altered books.

The Secret Life of Words, Garden State, Code 46, The Ice Storm, Old Boy, Stardust, Hard Pill (Tim is an adorable character) The Myth of Fingerprints and Laurel Canyon. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was quirky and special. That pairing of Winslet with Carrey really worked for me. And what to say about The Notebook? ... every woman should have a Noah in her life. I love horror movies (but NOT gory ones), Korean cinema, Spanish films (Almódovar and so many other talented directors ; especially impressed with the horror movies of recent times - The Dark Hour, Shiver, The Orphanage etc) German movies and quite a lot of the stuff coming from Scandinavia.

● Seems many like to include this on their profiles so I will as well :) I am a Piscean with ascendant sign Gemini. SO four personalities in one pint-sized body like my Mum used to tell me when I was a kid. ● My favorite travel location nowadays is Geneva and I dream of spending some time in Alaska one day. ● I heart food and it would be difficult for me to choose between Spanish, Sudanese and that wonderful Greek creation = moussaka. ● I wish I could learn both Hebrew & Yiddish well enough to hold a conversation. ● I find cherry blossom trees lovely to look at ● I stayed in Germany for one summer and I think this country is underrated. ● Passionately believe in lifelong learning. ● I am scared of people obsessed with religion (any) and terrified of rodents. ● I have worked with colleagues coming from 37 different countries and I treasure that experience. ● A Russian literature lover. ● Adore the smell of coffee! but I can't stand drinking it because it keeps me awake at night. ● Getting my hands on a literary journal from another country (written in English) never fails to make me feel like a Lottery winner :) ● I think mix CDs rock ● The older I get the more healthy fun I want to have. Age is just a number! ● Often approach things with childish curiosity!

Favorite books and authors: ● Paul Auster, Borges, Mario Benedetti, Raymond Carver, Manuel Rivas, Jonathan Safran Foer, Swedish author Maria Gripe (teenage fiction) since her books remind me of my young years :) Romanian gothic short stories, Vietnamese poetry, lots of short-story writers from the Canary Islands, Israeli contemporary literature, African-American women writers.

Wicca (it gives me the creeps although I enjoyed watching Charmed and also The Dresden Files... it's intriguing on TV, not so in real life), religious items, death metal, people wearing fur (shame on them) angel figurines, plush toys (no space for them) romance books, feminist movement-related items; flower postcards; celebrity gossip and silly things like that.

I hate the smell of tobacco so please try to avoid sending me packages with this smell.

I am not fond of...

Kawaii stuff (with the exception of Bento boxes), stickers, glitter, keychains, white chocolate.

I have always enjoyed drinking tea and I am starting to participate more often in tea swaps/ tags.

I prefer caffeine-free ones and my favorites are (flavor/ brand/ country) …

♥ Masir Tea (mint and honey) - Messmer - Germany

♥ Cocoa Chai tea - Good Earth - USA (it is black tea but I make this exception because both the smell and taste are heavenly!)

♥ Tropic of Strawberry - Celestial Seasonings - USA

♥ Cherry fruit - Siembra - Czech Republic

♥ Herbal Revive Cherry with Madagascan Cinnamon - Twinings - UK

♥ Detox (aniseed, fennel and licorice) – Pukka – UK

♥ Pomegranate Raspberry Green Tea - Stash - USA

♥ Sweet Dreams (chamomile & mint) – Bigelow – USA

♥ Rooibos with Plum – Hacendado – Spain

♥ Gamla Söder – Willys – Sweden

♥ Pomegranate Oolong – Harney & Sons – USA

♥ Blueberry – Stash – USA

♥ Tila (Linden flower) – Carmencita – Spain

♥ Woman’s Raspberry Leaf – Yogi – USA

♥ Mint Medley - Bigelow - USA

♥ Pumpkin Spice - Stash - USA

No doubt this list will increase :) and I am always up for trying new flavors from any country (would SO love to try that Stash chocolate with hazelnut, licorice spice, moroccan mint, any with kiwi etc)

♥ Second-hand collections of short stories (not romance or erotic) in English ♥ Lighthouse postcards ♥ Art postcards (Klimt, Van Gogh, Lucian Freud or introduce me to a local painter you love; I would be eternally grateful :)) ♥ Those little books that teach you the basics in a language (greetings, talking about family and so on) in any African or Asian lesser-known language (I am crazy about linguistics). Second-hand perfectly fine! In English too. ♥ Jelly Belly jelly beans - I adore them!

where I stayed for a decade (university and later work)! I am always up for private swaps involving these items :)

♥ Tea (Pukka brand, any with licorice, Twinnings - Lemon & Ginger) ♥ those sachets costing 99 pence each of Aussie Hair '3 minute miracle conditioner' (the one with Australian balm mint is my favorite) ♥ Magnolia hand lotion from Marks & Spencer ♥ Packs of Coconut Mushrooms (candy) from Marks & Spencer ♥ anything Doctor Who ; small items preferred (fridge magnet, button badge) ♥ Opaque tights in brown colour from the F&F brand sold at Tesco ♥ Sachets of Horlicks

Thanks for reading!