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Marita17

Mary Ball

@Marita17

New member

English expat in Spain

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4

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About me

English

Lives in Los Christianos, Tenerife

Speaks English, some French, gibberish and complete nonsense

Registration: 28 January 2012

About

Hi. I am Mary, a new expat in Tenerife. When I retired last year, I found myself unexpectedly (and, at the time, unwillingly) single. I eventually began to relish being free and decided to make an adventure out of the rest of my life. I am from northern England originally, but was living in Somerset before I left England. I was a provincial journalist/sub editor/editor for many years and love writing still. I also love keeping my few remaining braincells busy and out of mischief by playing backgammon, poker and scrabble. I love pitting my wits, such as they are, against others - or maybe I am just downright competitive, but who cares? Speaking of wit, I have a strong sense of the ridiculous, endless optimism and an ever open mind. So far, in just two months in Tenerife, I have both despaired and laughed hysterically over the Spanish love affair with paperwork, tried to learn some of the language - asked for a straw for my drink and ended up with an alchoholic coffee (yes, honestly), laughed about that too - and met some marvellous people. I feel very brave coming out here as a woman on my own, not knowing a soul, the language or the area very well - but so far it has amazing.
Interests: reading, singing, dancing, scrabb, writing, poker, animals, walking, backgammon

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Marita17
Marita17 replied to a thread
14 years ago
biscuta

Traveling website or dating website? by biscuta

I don't want to offend anyone by this post. I do understand how hard being an expat could be, I also understand that living in a foreign country could be boring and make you feel lonely. What I don't understand is why some people use traveling ...

Marita17

I do agree re the dating posts on here - ie it isn't strictly for that purpose, and I never even thought of it as that kind of site myself, to be honest. My point is that, as with most sites like this, you just ignore the parts of it that are not ... Read More

Marita17
Marita17 replied to a thread
14 years ago
biscuta

Traveling website or dating website? by biscuta

I don't want to offend anyone by this post. I do understand how hard being an expat could be, I also understand that living in a foreign country could be boring and make you feel lonely. What I don't understand is why some people use traveling ...

Marita17

Lol Fred :) Read More

Marita17
Marita17 replied to a thread
14 years ago
biscuta

Traveling website or dating website? by biscuta

I don't want to offend anyone by this post. I do understand how hard being an expat could be, I also understand that living in a foreign country could be boring and make you feel lonely. What I don't understand is why some people use traveling ...

Marita17

What makes you describe this as a 'travel website' - it is for people living abroad, surely, not travellers? So maybe it is all about perception - and tolerance? Read More