A Tenerife con Cariño [Spanish]

By Ronald Mackay

Dieciocho a os, apenas 40 en el bolsillo, y la idea obstinada de llegar a Argentina: tal era el equipaje que acompa a Ronald Mackay cuando, en 1960, decidi salir de su Escocia natal y comenz un periplo en autostop hasta C diz, puerto de embarque hacia Am rica Latina.

Pero lo que ser a una simple escala en las Canarias termin convirti ndose en una extensa y aprovechada estancia en la isla de Tenerife. El pueblo de Buenavista del Norte le acogi , y Ronald, a trav s de an cdotas que se relatan con sorprendente precisi n y sentido del humor, aprendi el idioma, hizo amistades y se empap de la cultura local hasta convertirse en uno m s del pueblo.

No espere encontrar en este libro solo una simple memoria de viaje: lo que nos cuenta, a trav s de las relatos y cuestiones vitales que experimenta el autor, es su personal viaje hacia la madurez. Un viaje con el que es f cil sentirse identificado, gracias a la cercan a y cari o con que se relatan las vivencias de aquel joven, que, con el tiempo, sinti la necesidad de dedicarle esta oda a todas aquellas personas que le acogieron en Buenavista, y le abrieron sus hogares y corazones.

In 1960 and with a mere 40, 18-year-old Ronald Mackay hitchhiked from Scotland to Spain and then to Tenerife by boat, hoping to reach Latin America. But he finds a welcome in Buenavista del Norte and stays for a year. In that isolated norther village, he works, learns Spanish, makes friends, embraces their way of life, takes risks and grows into manhood.

This is a charming account of a special time in Tenerife. There are moments of hilarity and of confusion as the young Scotsman with limited Spanish struggles to integrate into a family-run fonda in a traditional community. His empathy and willingness to work hard earn him a place and he is taken under the wing of the matriarch who runs the fonda.

Mackay tells of a life very different yet oddly similar to that of rural Scotland. He addresses the challenges that we all must, as we come of age; and with that knowledge prepares himself for life.

More than a travel memoir, this book charts a philosophical journey that leads to self-sufficiency and maturity. As well as recalling memorable characters and incidents with humor and insight Mackay also addresses the deeper, more fundamental issues of life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 1999362004
• ISBN13: 9781999362003
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Plashmill Press
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"