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Sol Searching – A Fun-Filled Tale of a Modern Girl’s Move to the Costa del Sol – tells of Keidi Keating’s quest to make friends, meet the man of her dreams and find a job (starting The Sentinella)!

Taken from the chapter entitled Moving Forward

My stomach wouldn’t stop dancing, as I was meeting Mr Money about the world’s longest job vacancy, at last! I was exuding excitement at the thought that my unemployment agony might be over by lunch time, but I desperately tried to retain a cool exterior. I pictured myself as a high profile magazine editor flitting between celebrity interviews, free lunches and designer shops. A chic Londoner living it up in the rich area of the Costa del Sol, with a job others would envy. Wealthy men. Yachts. Ferraris. Wealthy men. Yachts. Ferraris. Wealthy men. Yachts. Ferraris. The words bounced around my head, luring me to a new and pretentious life, like a conveyor belt on a game show, showing what I could win, if my luck was ripe.

I wondered what it would be like to have cash to splash; enough money to buy what I wanted, when I wanted, without having to worry about covering the rent each month. Mr Money told me I had the job in February and I assumed he had asked me to journey all the way to Marbella, to reveal a starting date. Why else?

My Dad drove the hour and a half slog. My head was like a washing machine, churning around at speed, while pondering over all the possibilities of the forthcoming meeting.

We had agreed to meet outside a café, beneath his office. He emerged out of a random door with a folder under his arm. He looked ‘wrong’. His eyes were bloodshot and baggy, his skin was dull and grey. If he was a piece of fruit one would have speculated that he was going off.

“Follow me” he said, leading me up some steps to his office.

There were two rooms overlooking a busy main road. I immediately observed that there was no furniture, no computer desks and no phones. No photocopier, no paper clip chains, no naked women calendars, nor any other tell tale ‘we work from here’ signs. Just one empty office, which clearly needed fitting.

Sol Searching can be purchased online via www.Amazon.co.uk It is also available from The Sentinella stall at the Tuesday farmer’s market, and from Arkwrights in Puente don Manuel.

See Keidi’s Sol Searching blog!

Any smokers reading this who want to kick the habit? Now’s your chance to stop smoking for good!

Neil Patterson from Hypnotherapy Costa del Sol is holding a Stop Smoking Group Hypnosis Session on March 29th.

It’s called Stop Smoking For Good and will be held at the Hotel Tamisa Golf, Mijas Costa from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

All you need to bring is a personal commitment to want to stop smoking forever!

You can reserve your seat for 25€ online at http://www.hypnotherapycostadelsol.com

Or contact:
Neil R. Paterson BA Dhp
Tel: +34 952 199 298
Skype: neilpaterson.hypnotherapy

Finally we can announce that our new website is officially launched!

The new design is cleaner and clearer and content is now updated at least twice a week, so there’s always something new and interesting to read.

You’ll find a comprehensive list of all the services we offer, plus our range of advertising options, including in the magazine(s), on our newsletter and on our websites.

You’ll also be able to read up on The Sentinella Business Opportunity, now with four different entry levels starting from just 4,500GBP. Remember there’s still the chance to join The Sentinella family and launch the little mag in the regions of Granada, Gibraltar, Cadiz, Almeria and Murcia, plus further flung destinations practically anywhere in the world (within reason)!

New features will appear on the website within the months ahead, including The Sentinella Shop, Business Directory and more.

You can also access all The Sentinella sub-sites from our main home page and you’ll soon be able to flick through each of the latest editions online – including Axarquia, Costa West, Costa Tropical and Malaga.

We are actively looking for articles and features to add to our website, so if you have any ideas, or if you are holding any special events, etc, please email us with the details.

Due to the launch we are now accepting web advertisements on the new site, which range from 200€-500€ for a six month period. For an exact quote email sales@thesentinella.com stating the page and site which you would like to advertise on.

As I write this month’s editorial the rain is intermingled with strong gusts of wind, and the outlook is one of total gloom. I feel like opening the door and screaming at it: “Rain, rain, go away and don’t come back until I say!”

I suspect I’m not alone in wishing for the first glimmers of spring sun and that milestone beach day, when we can start to re-boost our flagging tans.

Let’s all pray that the April editorial will be drenched in sun-dipped kisses and spring-time hugs…

Keidi x

PS. Remember you can now read The Sentinella Axarquia edition online. Click here!

Anyone fancy a tee, or maybe a round of golf in Spain?! The Malaga Animal Protection Society (M.A.P.S.) is busy organising its Charity Golf Circuit for 2010. The first competition will take place at The Marbella Golf and Country Club on Sunday 25th April.

The cost is 65€ per person, including shared buggy and a buffet lunch. There are many prizes up-for-grabs, plus a charity auction. Players can register by phoning Rachelle on 689 604 966.

Other competition dates:
Santa Maria Saturday June 26th
Course to be cleared September 25th or 26th
El Chaparral Friday Nov 19th

Costs vary for each competition, but players who enter all four will receive a discount.

A coach will pick up and drop off players at the Ingenio Shopping Centre, Velez Malaga, with a number of stop-offs along the way.

The golf competitions have been organised to raise funds to help prevent animal suffering in Spain. All the profits go to the Malaga Animal Protection Society, www.mapss.eu

A wanted runaway who fled to the “Costa del Crime” was arrested by police as he tried to return to the UK.

Jody Flynn, from Merseyside, was on the run for more than twelve months before being captured as he tried to enter the port of Dover.

Crimestoppers called the 28-year-old “one of the most wanted individuals from the latest Operation Captura appeals”. He was wanted by Merseyside Police in connection with a grievous bodily harm offence.

His arrest means that half of the last batch of Operation Captura appeals in Malaga, Spain, have been brought back to face the courts in Britain.

David Armond, International Director for the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), said: “The continuing success of Operation Captura demonstrates how cooperation between the public and law enforcement can make life uncomfortable for criminals living overseas.”

Animal Airways, the first global pet-flight management provider has announced the launch of its flight management service for families relocating internationally with their pets.

The company has developed a service that promises to simplify pet travel for the millions of families with pets who relocate internationally.

Families traveling with pets can now fly with the peace of mind that all the paperwork and preparations have been professionally managed.

Animal Airways provides service to families worldwide, in cities across the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, London, Moscow and Madrid.

For more information visit Animal Airways.