And at the time I was very superstitious.

For example, baseball players are notoriously superstitious when they're batting, but not so much when they're fielding.

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

So from this small, superstitious, middle class neighborhood of my grandmother, I was zoomed into this posh, international school in Madrid , where I was the only Turk.