twins and triplets in Seville, by Claire Reilly

For some reason I find that I see far more twins, or triplets in Seville than anywhere else. Many times, while walking down the street or even in my own apartment complex I tend to see two children that look the same age, similar and are typically dressed in similar outfits. For me, this topic brings up the question of the nature vs nurture that we discussed in class and whether we can attribute certain traits to genetics or how someone was raised. It also prompted me to watch the movie “Three Identical Strangers” about the triplets separated at birth and raised in different households. Although the data from the study has not been published the similarities and differences found between the three are very surprising. Additionally, I found an article (linked below) that states that Spain is a frontrunner in Europe when it comes to multiple births. The primary reason cited would be fertility treatments, “in fact, between 1983 – the year in which fertility treatment was introduced in Spain – and 2014, the number of twins has tripled”. 

The only photo I can include are faraway shots of a family living in my building that have twins as I don’t feel totally comfortable taking pictures of other people’s children to post on the internet.

https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/05/24/inenglish/1464091799_416132.html