Sparks a light

It was hot today here in Valencia. The hottest day of the summer so far. Do you know what makes heat better? Ice cream. Do you know what helps your soul feel better after maybe being cranky from the heat? Nice, kind people. If you are in Valencia's center of town, my favorite ice cream shop can offer you both. It's located at the corner between the street of the sea ("Calle del Mar") and the street of hazelnuts ("Calle Avellanas"). Which is honestly, a wonderful symbolism for the connection between flavor and refreshment that you can obtain from their ice creams. It also places it right by the center of cultural, touristic and traditional attractions in town. I tend to go for their lemon ice cream, but I honestly come back because the two women in charge of the shop are always so kind and they seem happy to see kids coming in for their treat, or adult families, like me and my mom (we've been by a good few times and they always seem so happy to see us). ...

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Thinking about people who spark a light, I remembered this story from years ago. I met this man for 5 minutes, I'd say maybe I crossed paths with him once shortly after that. But now if I tried to remember his face I couldn't, I wouldn't recognize him if I met him again. But I remember the story, I remember how he made me feel. And I remember his kindness, I remember the light in his eyes. The way he made the world a little better that day with his conversation with me. For a moment, for a minute. He made my life better, a tiny bit better, forever, by the way he handled that conversation with me, about 5 years ago. I was in a work environment, at the time, where casual conversations felt very sexualized. I didn't feel attacked or scared. But I feel very out of place. These experiences, linked to other events in my past, made me fully understand and embrace the fact that I am demisexual. Summer came around, and I was out of that work environment, but the feel...