While I was living in the Middle East, I always watched in wonder as there was a mass-exodus out of the country during the summer months. Everything seemed to stop. Not that hard to understand with the temperatures soaring at 50 degrees Celcius! As I moved to Spain, I realised with bemusement that the very same thing happens here. It also ties into the school holidays of course, but it’s still funny to see how a whole city can just empty out. This year I will be joining the exodus to take a little break and go and practice a bit of yoga myself, so please note that classes will resume again in September as the ‘new European year’ starts.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer and we’ll meet again in September!