What does ‘hospitalera’ mean?

I get often asked what my internet nickname ‘hospitalera’ means, here the story in short form:

At least than I can point everybody that asks to here and save typing it always all over again

As I registered as a contributor on my first microstock site BigStockPhoto, I was asked which nickname I wanted to use. Something that caught be by surprise. I had spend the previous four years as a volunteer in Spain, taking care of pilgrims on the camino to Santiago de Compostela. Such a person, that gives hospitality to others, is called hospitalera or hospitalero in Spanish. As I am female, I choose hospitalera. So. Now you know the story. Btw, the image on the left was taken by me, it shows the pilgrims way in Navarra.

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