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My passion is ...

writing, reading, translating, political philosophy, travelling, knitting... and of course my friends and family!

I know too much about ...

knitting and chocolate

My parents always told me ...

we will never ask you to do more than your best

My childhood ambition ...

to become a writer

My favorite memory ...

I'm lucky enough to be able to say that there are many

Why I write ...

I find it therapeutic!

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

right now I am reading Coastliners by Joanne Harris

My first job ...

was working for Starbucks making coffee; my first "serious" job was as a translator.

My best moment ...

breakfast in bed with my partner on Sunday mornings

My inspiration ...

my mother

Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Muhammad: The most common name in the world

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When I first moved from London to Spain about ten years ago, and a man introduced himself to me by saying "Hi, I'm Jesus" I nearly burst out laughing; I couldn't help it, it just sounded so funny coming from a clean-cut Latino. I got used to it though, because over the next few weeks I kept meeting or being introduced to "Jesusses". Not surprisingly, since according to data available on the website of the Spanish National Institute of Statistics, 13.9 men out of every 1000 in Spain are called Jesus, making it the 9th most popular name for males in the country.

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