LatestWhat Nil asked me
A nine-year-old student, a school recital and a question about stage fright that I couldn't bring myself to answer with a lie.
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Russafa, Valencia
Elena, Discovering
Violin, bikes, other people's weddings and the sea when nobody's watching.
Photo: LittleRoamingChief · CC BY 2.0
Hi, I'm Elena
- 27 years old
- Violinist and teacher
- Russafa, Valencia
Hi, I'm Elena. I teach violin to kids, play weddings at the weekend and spend the rest of my time cycling around Valencia with a case on my back. This is where I write about what happens to me, which is sometimes music and sometimes just life.
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The wedding of the broken string
Thirty-eight degrees at a farmhouse near Llíria, eleven Pachelbel Canons in a row, an E string snapping at the worst moment and an uncle who wanted a party anthem.
Fallas from the balcony
Five days of firecrackers, pumpkin fritters and a bike trapped in the hallway. And the cremà, which makes me cry every year even though I say I don't like Fallas.
Malvarrosa in January
A January Sunday cycling to an empty beach, with a leaky flask, my feet in freezing water and the month's bills on my mind.