First I need to interview you... Can you hold interesting conversations for more than 5mn? Can you talk about a variety of topics? Have you got a good sense of humour and can you understand jokes? Last but not least can you speak English?
I have never thought of carrying any kind of weapon for protection. I'm always feeling protected somehow.
I did martial arts many years for self defence and only had to use it once while in Spain against a Morrocon gentleman who was drunk at the time and tried to get in my car.
Mind he had a knife and he was very angry with me for what I had done. Luckily the police came to the rescue!
Andalucía is of course very pretty too..away from the coastas and the madding crowd.
It's greener than where I am because it's a bit cooler and rains more.
However. .A nice place where I wouldn't moving to would be near the French border or Galicia on the Atlantic Coast. Beautiful and green with cows in the fields ..and horses.
RE: Graduating from CS school
Oh I like that song! But I prefer it by Eagles.