Blackness and Being seen or not

So Ive been in Sevilla (I have to use the Spanish spelling) for for weeks now. And one of the things I've noticed / struggled with is being seen / not being seen.

Let me explain. As a Black man living in the U.S.A, I was used to making eye contact and giving other black men the nod, etc... I think this grew put of a need to see and be seen. Moving here, not visiting here, but moving here, I noticed a difference.

From what I can tell, there are Blacks in Spain. I don't know specifics, but it seems like most of the Blacks here are immigrants from West Africa (I could be wrong). I've also come across some Blacks who speak Spanish and I would consider locals.

None have made eye contact or said hi. And that got me thinking, Didn't I move here just to disappear? Don't I want to be incognegro? Isn't this what I wanted in the first place, to not been seen?

And this got me really confused. Did I want to se seen, did I want to be invisible. What did I want??

And as it often does, the Universe provided me with an answer. I was running some errands at the bank in Triana at Plaza San Martin de Porres ad I saw a Black woman setting up her stall to see umbrellas. So me being me I went up to her and introduced myself and asked where she was from. She said she was from Senegal (and of course I geeked out a little). We chatted for a few minutes, then I had to continue on with my errands. But this moment made me happy.

So maybe the answer to my question(s) is that I have to make the first move. Maybe things wont always go as I hope, maybe I will be embarrassed, but I have to try and make a new life for myself here.