All this reading on ’space’ and creating within space obviously gets you thinking about your own space and trying to assess which elements could be improved or changed. Or the reasons why it is so productive.

From all this potential thinking i have realised my space at Mariscal (both psychological and physical) leaves me in a fairly unique position. I would even go as far as to say it is the most productive creative space ive ever had the chance to work in. To explain better:

First of all there is the physical aspects of the space, which although beautiful and relaxing it is not necessarily unique. Then there is the language issue, which is smaller by the day but keeps me within a certain state of focus which i wouldn’t have anywhere else. I am without the opportunity to chatter (as I do) and distract myself constantly with others activities such as youtube and conversation.

Then there is the lack of expectation. I don’t have the presure of someone relying on me to be creative, I’m not getting paid here, so there are no expectations of quality of thought, and to be honest the work im involved with isnt exactly ‘creative thinking’ of sorts. This leaves me able to think about what I like exactly how I want, with no stress of time and no judgment at the end. With all these qualities and the experience of being in a different country and well as the constant stimulation of learning a new language (to keep the brain moving) there seems to be nothing that could be improved about the situation. Even the lack of money is a benefit because im not distracting myself with consumerist opportunities.