He Never Really Liked Spain

And he stayed anyway—for 26 years

I was intrigued by a reader who frequently comments on my Medium articles. He moved from Spain to Denmark—an odd migration pattern. It might be the only case in the world of someone going from the U.S. Midwest to Madrid, then Barcelona, and finally Copenhagen.

What follows is an unedited email he sent me in January.

Derek’s take on Spain is basically the opposite of mine—yet we still get along, and it made me think harder than most move-abroad content ever does.