Born in Madrid, this individual could have appeared anywhere under a sunlit sky, yet Madrid was the first well of memory. It was a Monday, January 18, when life felt ripe with character. Noon, the moment when days gather their energy, seemed to mark the start of something louder and more vivid. The sixties carried a surge of revolutionary spirit, a breath that touched a few people in Spain, hinting at a future still unfolding.
Across the years, a pattern emerged: a knack for mixing different trades and embracing long, demanding shifts. Through the years, work stretched from dawn to late night, sometimes around the clock, and the pace never fully cooled. The path wandered through fields and shops, through the streets of Madrid and into stories told by a reporter, a transporter, an administrator, a journalist in both print and radio, a teacher, an adult educator, a proofreader, and a child watcher. At various moments, roles as educator and even librarian appeared, sometimes during a military service that left a lasting imprint. The result was a life lived in motion, accumulating experiences that fed a restless curiosity.
Life has a way of turning into theatre, and this person has always been an observer with a quiet sense of drama. The backstage work never stops, and even the years spent on stage are filtered through a practical eye for what is happening in the moment. The belief persists that observation, more than any chore, provides a steady compass for understanding people, places, and the shifting currents of daily life.
In Madrid, the birthplace and the city where many chapters began, the journey eventually found a formal home in the field of Informatics. The academic pursuit culminated in a doctorate that stands as a milestone, achieved with the support and partnership of Nuria, a lifelong collaborator in more than just the trivial sense of shared time. Their bond, built through decades of shared work and mutual trust, helped push the research and study forward, turning curiosity into a structured path and a set of meaningful contributions.
Now stepping into a new chapter, the curriculum expands to include fiction writing with a work titled Descendants of Kabul. This shift marks a deliberate turn toward storytelling, a way to blend lived experience with imagined worlds. With a sense of optimism and plenty of ambition, the journey promises more pages, each one filled with lessons gathered from a life rich in travel, work, and study. The recent news that a long-distance runner, proud of endurance, has completed nine marathons, each a full 42,195 kilometers, sits alongside the growth of a literary voice. One marathon followed another in a steady rhythm, a testament to perseverance and a readiness to push beyond perceived limits. The story continues to unfold, and the horizon suggests many more days of movement, writing, and discovery.