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La Alberca, My Childhood Village Agustina Pascual Calama from Spain Photo: Stephen Wong I have good memories of my childhood and the nice times I shared with my friends in my parents' village. Photo: Stephen Wong La Alberca, where I spent my childhood, is a small village in Salamanca province.   La Alberca, where I spent my childhood, is a small village in Salamanca province. I lived there with my parents until I was fourteen years old. I remember playing after school with my friends, who were my neighbors. We normally played in the main square, which was the place where everybody met. After playing more or less two hours, my sister and I always went home. My sister, who is two years older than I am, took care of me. We were very close friends and today we are still very close. When we arrived home, we had to do our homework, and after dinner we went to bed. I liked my parents' house, which was located in the main square. It had four floors, and my family always lived on the third floor. Even though the house was very big, my sister and I shared the same room. I loved to be with my sister in our room because it was where we talked about things and shared our "secrets." I especially remember the summer when my parents, who are from Asturias, came to visit us. They had two daughters, who were the same age as my sister and I. The four of us spent all our time together playing in the main square. In the daytime, when the temperature was hot, we went to the swimming pool. Other days, we took a tour to the small villages which were near La Alberca. I have good memories of my childhood and the nice times I shared with my friends in my parents' village. More favorite childhood places: Good Times at Mt. Schick Jang | I Loved That Country Farm | Memories of Sao Paolo Return to: Favorite Childhood Places | Issue 19 Home Page TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2007 - Sandy and Thomas Peters - topics.mag@gmail.com