(Translated from Russian, originally published in Marie Claire Ukraine June 2013 issue, which can be found here) Visiting the land of “Carmen” and “The Barber of Seville”, I found out: in Spain, passion takes place not only on stage   I dreamt of visiting Seville for many years and now, finally, after a short flight from London, I find myself in this picturesque town. Already off the plane I feel the hot breath of air and accept it with gratitude after London’s cool. The taxi driver, realizing that the conversation in Spanish won’t take us anywhere, gets quiet and I admire evening landscape of the city and reflection of its lights…