Going Native - Chapter 3: Part II

"The importance of using your body when you’re speaking is very liberating"

Previously: Chapter 3: Part I - The dry throaty rattle of pebbles

Shoulders and ten fingers

As well as my attitude, there were more sensuous changes. I needed to dress the part. I found that I needed to overhaul my wardrobe since the guiding principle in Spain was that looking good was as much a matter of dignity as not getting conspicuously drunk. This m…