El Peregrino

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation Teacher/writer/storyteller
Location Cercedilla, Madrid, Spain
Introduction I have a great passion for Spain, it's people, customs, habits, way of life and it's hidden villages deep in the mountains.I feel the same about Ireland, esp my native village Abbeyshrule which won two gold medals in August 2012 and the two books I've written about this lovely village deep in rural Ireland
Interests writing, teaching, storytelling, golf, chess, mountain rambling, organising conversation groups to assist Spanish people with their English fluency, collecting art, books, the Celtic influence on Spain and The Camino de Santiago.
Favorite Movies The Shawshank Redemption, The Quiet Man, The Field, In The Name of The Father, One Flew over The Cuckoo's Nest and Casablanca
Favorite Music R&R, Blues, Country, Irish and Spanish Flamenco and Folk.
Favorite Books The Road to Abbeyshrule, Abbeyshrule Me Arse, Rambles in Eireann, The Valley of The Squinting Windows, Ulysses, Iberia, That They May Face The Rising Sun, Of Mice and Men, The Gulag Archipelago and Don Quijote de La Mancha.

How many gold medals has Abbeyshrule won in 2012?