Why SpainStruck? Why not? Would SeriousSpain, SpainSorted or SEOSpain work better? If coming to Spain was a calculated, rational move on your part, they might. But I´m guessing it wasn´t. I´m guessing you had a dream of Spain, like I did.
In fact, I´m guessing you were SpainStruck, as the poets of old were moonstruck or starstruck, and you came here wrapped in a romantic illusion of Spain. And when you finally got here, you became truly SpainStruck – on the head, your dream cut to pieces like a melon under a machete.
Professional exclusion, bureacratic inefficiency, educational rigidity, the Spanish family, mañanismo and the still-present tussle between the Two Spains all conspired to turn your dream to dust.
I´ve met all of these obstacles in my stay here, but I refuse to let my dream of Spain die. That´s why I´ve created SpainStruck, a place where you and I can rekindle the wonder that brought us here.
You can find meaning in your life here – but you will probably have to fight for it. At SpainStruck, I´ll do everything I can to bring you the information, explanation and inspìration you need to remain SpainStruck, in the best sense of the term, forever.
And offer tea and sympathy along the way.
