HDRI II Stories: Pekka, Spain: Life in Spain

As I´ve now lived here in Fuengirola for six weeks, I´ve gotten a small glimpse of what life on the Costa del Sol is like. First of all the weather, this autumn has been the warmest in 20 years time. So warm in fact, that the first four weeks of my stay felt like july in Finland. But for the past two weeks we´ve had spanish winter here, which means sun, a bit of rain and very cold nights. So I´ve a had a lot of use for my winter jacket and gloves, and the electric powered radiator in my apartment.

Second, the cost of everyday living is less expensive than in Finland: food, drink and public transport are cheaper. Which are all good things for a student on a budget. On the other hand internet access and phone calls are expensive, at least if you are living here short term.

In my next blog I´ll continue with the topic of life in general in Spain. This past week was a thrill, had an amazing road trip with my friends and got to photograph some very nice people for the newspaper.

It seems like the Costa del Sol grows on people, the sun certainly has it´s effect on the Finns. More sun, more happiness.