I quite enjoy heading into Girona on a Wednesday at the Cafe Pati Verd which is part of the Carlemany Hotel. The Girona Grapevine meets every week to have a chat about whatever in going on in the Girona area. it is great to be integrated and a part of the Catalan community but it is good sometimes to meet with English speakers and chill with it. Today I was in Girona again to meet with a group that is a splinter group of the Grapevine, the Writers group. The organiser of this is Sue Crampton and after our meeting of writers, or scribbling wannabee’s (that’s me) I interviewed Sue so she could tell us more about living in Catalonia and also about Girona Grapevine.

The interview with Sue was quite short and maybe I will be able to catch her again to pick her brains about other topics. There are other questions I could have asked but we were under the cosh as far as time was concerned. In any case I think you will find it interesting, have a listen.

The writing was interesting with six members present and all of the others had short pieces of writing to present and read to the group. I only decided that I would go to the group yesterday so was in listening mode. One of the group is a Catalana and was writing in English. I really do know how difficult it is to write in a second language however long you have been speaking it. Indeed being creative in written form in your mother tongue can be a bit of a challenge, Well done Eva.

Tony Tysoe wrote an interesting piece that was really challenging in terms of idea. Writing is one thing but getting creative and coming up with something that makes you rub a few brain cells together, that’s another level all together.