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Troy Nahumko is an award-winning author based in Caceres, Spain. His recent work focuses on travels around the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Istanbul. As a writer and photographer he has contributed to newspapers and media such as Lonely Planet, The Boston Review, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, Counterpunch,The Irish World, The Straits Times, The Calgary Herald, Khaleej Times, DW-World, Rabble and El Pais. He also writes a bi-weekly op-ed column 'Camino a Ítaca' for the Spanish newspaper HOY. His book, Stories Left in Stone, Trails and Traces in Cáceres, Spain is published by the University of Alberta Press.As an ESL materials writer he has worked with publishers such as Macmillan and CUP.

Saturday, July 26, 2025

A Harmony of Difference

Los Eslim Reloaded in la Calle Gerona, La Alquitara Festival de Blues Bejar Photo @Ruben Martin

In a world that often shouts about what sets us apart, there’s something quietly radical about embracing what brings us together. In this week's Camino a Ítaca a counterdance against the demagogues threatening to deport an imaginary eight million immigrants
From the rhythms of Castile’s town squares and narrow streets to the rare shared silences of Spanish bars and cafés, I’ve written a reflection two ways that celebrate the beauty found in difference...and the harmony that can emerge from it. They explore how diversity doesn't dilute identity but enriches it. It is a love letter to eight million reasons we might feel at home in a place not originally our own.
They're stories of music, language, and connection...woven from life here in Spain and wherever the Blues continues to tell its story.
Click over to read the version in English in the SUR in English or the Spanish version in the HOY.




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A Harmony of Difference

Los Eslim Reloaded in la Calle Gerona, La Alquitara Festival de Blues Bejar Photo @Ruben Martin In a world that often shouts about what sets...