556a Flamenco Fan; Four Seasons in Lesotho; Faux Pas

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🗓️ 17 July 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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A flamenco enthusiast from Sweden explains her lifelong passion for the fiery dance traditions of southern Spain. Then writer Will McGrath tells us what he learned from his neighbors while living in southern Africa's small mountainous nation of Lesotho. And Rick checks in with listeners to hear how the mistakes they've made as travelers became openings to connect with local culture.

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0:00.0	Some of the things that stir our souls
0:03.0	aren't always found in the culture we're born into.
0:06.0	At an early age, Orsa Daniels had knew that being Swedish
0:09.0	wouldn't stop her from learning the dance like they do in
0:12.0	Andalusia in Spain.
0:14.0	And I saw these women and they were so strong and passionate
0:18.0	and I decided I wanted to be flamenco dance.
0:21.0	I had no idea what it meant.
0:23.0	American Will McGrath followed his wife on an assignment
0:25.0	to the small nation of Lesotho and southern Africa.
0:28.0	They had to adjust to a slower pace of life but it was also
0:31.0	one where people have time to become your friend.
0:33.0	It's certainly not uncommon to be, you know,
0:36.0	walking down the road and you meet someone
0:39.0	and before you realize that you're holding hands with the person
0:42.0	walking down the road.
0:44.0	Plus, listeners share some embarrassing moments from mistakes
0:47.0	they made and learn from in their travels.
0:50.0	Flamenco, four seasons in Lesotho and Traveler's Folk Park
0:53.0	all just ahead on Travel With Rick Spears.
0:55.0	Stay with us.
0:59.0	Visit Europe in 2022.
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