After years looking for a job in a country where one in four is unemployed, this 48-year-old mother of two has turned to alternative ways to try and improve her fortunes.
Around her neck hangs a necklace of shungite -- a shiny black mineral from Russia, said by occultists to bring emotional stability. In her bag she has a statue of a smiling Buddha and another of a three-legged frog -- Asian charms reputed to bring wealth.
They are her latest purchases at Magic International, a spirituality fair in crisis-hit Barcelona where crowds browse over magic stones and spiritual tomes and countless fortune-tellers seek new clients.
"Any kind of help is welcome," said Izquierdo, who has curly dark hair and bags under her eyes.
"In our house, we've had enough. My husband can only find temporary, badly-paid jobs. My eldest son can't find anything and neither can I." Full story...
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Around her neck hangs a necklace of shungite -- a shiny black mineral from Russia, said by occultists to bring emotional stability. In her bag she has a statue of a smiling Buddha and another of a three-legged frog -- Asian charms reputed to bring wealth.
They are her latest purchases at Magic International, a spirituality fair in crisis-hit Barcelona where crowds browse over magic stones and spiritual tomes and countless fortune-tellers seek new clients.
"Any kind of help is welcome," said Izquierdo, who has curly dark hair and bags under her eyes.
"In our house, we've had enough. My husband can only find temporary, badly-paid jobs. My eldest son can't find anything and neither can I." Full story...
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