A thing, my dears, do you know what Alba Riera's favorite season is? Summer, of course. "In the summer I have an incredible glow up, I change my personality, I am much happier. Summer smells of jasmine and the sea, everything is possible and everything can be memorable if you want it to be. Summer has that thing that from the moment it begins you know it will end and you live it with much more intensity. When my alarm goes off in the morning, I think: 'One day less until summer'," she assures.

Three couples and nine children spent summers together, filled with bunk beds, swimming, cooking, TV3 soap operas, and choreography. Alba Riera's parents found a summer apartment in Cantonigròs (Osona) to share with two other families. There was no political rhetoric behind it. "We didn't even know what co-parenting meant. We just picked each other's brains," says the communicator. She continues: "I think it was intuitive. It came from not wanting to let go of vitality and having a good time sharing with friends within the framework of raising children." She is clear that it was a gift and an experience she wants to repeat with her friends elsewhere, although during her childhood she was embarrassed about not following the norm. "Everyone had their own house. Why should we share it?" she wondered. To the nine non-blood siblings of Cantonigròs –whose hair was cut the same and, later, they were confused around the village– this taught them to share very early on and to "understand that families are very diverse and they don't have to be blood relatives": "We always went together in packAnd now that the first baby of the third generation has arrived, the young people are thinking about looking for another apartment in the village to continue the tradition. For her, summers in Cantonigròs are "a feeling of home" that brings back many fond memories.