Oh, I forgot…

We’ve actually been back in Spain for a year now!

Marcus needed to finish school — and although he wasn’t too thrilled about the idea at first, it’s turned out to be a great success. He managed to complete two academic years in one and is now doing his Bachillerato with a focus on art. Good for him!

Alex started university in Sevilla, studying Tourism, and is really enjoying it — that should keep him busy for the next four years.

Victor is just finishing his internship at an IT company and will graduate in a few months. I’m very proud of his work and results and curious to see where he’ll land next.

Emma has taken on an entrepreneurial role this year, helping companies with their online presence while pursuing her Master’s at Copenhagen University. It’s wonderful to see how they’re all embracing life’s challenges in their own ways — and I feel lucky to witness it.

Mayte is working hard on her upcoming solo exhibition in an old sugar cane factory in Motril — opening in just two weeks. Woop woop!

Her kids are spread out across Europe too: Gael and her lovely children in Dublin, Alex and Diana running their Algorithmics school, and Natalia and Alberto setting up their first home in Valencia.

As for me — I’ve been working in real estate for the past six months. It’s challenging but also deeply rewarding to help people find their dream homes here in Andalucía. Time will tell if it’s profitable :-) but for now, I get to explore some of the most beautiful places around Málaga.

My Family and I

My family consists of my Mayte, my kids and my brothers and sisters. 

I have been married twice before, but Mayte has been an incredible change and added emotional equilibrium and sweetness to my life and I love her dearly - in fact I wish I would've met her when I was 25, maybe I would be a bit less neurotic.

Having said that, I would not wish be without my children (Emma, Victor, Alexander and Marcus) so, I have to live with the choices I have made in life and I am eternally grateful for the gift life has given me at this late stage of life. 

On the subject of children Mayte brings along her own 3 children so together we have 7!! - Natalia, Alexander and Gael (who has her own two lovely dumplings Eteinin and Reíltin - here in Dublin Zoo).

We currently live in Copenhagen, but spend as much time as we can in Álora just outside Malaga

Love to you all...and thanks 🥰

Nicolas

What I wouldn't want my kids to do - revised

Kids, I wouldn't want to do as I do...do as I say you should do...

Don't

Crash into a Ford Granada Stationwagon with a Toboggan - you'd break a leg
Shoot yourself in your foot with an air rifle - you'll get a hole in your foot
Borrow one of those kings size orange mattresses from the pylons on ski slopeswith your younger brother - you can't steer and you may crash into a ski lift hut...it hurts...if you are lucky to survive as we were...
Practice the art of "badut"spring...you never know where you'll land (general idea)
Dive into a "sea" of half an inch of snow - that is NOT deep enough - and frozen grass hurts!
Try to kill your siblings - you'll love them at some later stage!

Dad

Above subject to changes as experience/memory permits

New memory:

Also please do not

Do not fall asleep in a gold fish pond during a Studenterfest - you'd be lucky to wake up because of a boxer having a drink
Drive with two friends on the roof of your VW Beetle on an grass airfield trying to throw them off doing handbrake turns

Happy to have reached 56 years at this stage - most of these things happened before I reached puberty at 32.

Far