A long sequence of centuries and chances precedes our existence, determining our birthplace, so there is no merit to attribute to the outcome, but rather humble gratitude if, among all the cities in the world, you are lucky enough to get Barcelona. If we complain about our city, it’s because we spend little time in others. Ours is a vice. Let me be understood. I’m not talking here about the housing crisis or gentrification, there you’ll find me on the barricades (that’s a figure of speech, it’s all talk, one is from Barcelona), I’m referring to living here, between the sea and the mountains of Montjuïc and Tibidabo (responsible for our beloved city having perfect dimensions, neither too big nor too small), eating well if you know the right restaurants (very much in favor of Jordi Vilà’s ‘Manual d’autodefensa de la cuina catalana’, more escudella and less ramen) and enjoying tolerable cold and heat maps, besides not suffering wars or famine, as sometimes we forget how the world is.
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This week, everything everywhere all at once, Rosalía, local and international goddess, played at the Palau Sant Jordi; the political forces of the world self-proclaimed progressive (better those than the opposite) met in the city; the BCN Film Fest allowed us to see and hear Willem Dafoe and his wise reflections up close, and, to top it off, tennis fans had the opportunity to see the best players in the world at the Conde de Godó trophy.
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The winner of this edition was unexpected due to Carlos Alcaraz’s injury. The final pitted Arthur Fils against Andrey Rublev, with the former winning, stronger in mind and legs. It often happens in individual sports, and the Russian always had too many negative thoughts, meaning remembering the lost point before facing the next, breaking a racket, and kicking a ball that gets lost in one of the stands’ openings. At the end, both tennis players stated under the spring sun that Barcelona is one of the tournaments they enjoy the most on the entire circuit. And one, as a Barcelonian, believes they mean it.
(And this week, Sant Jordi).
