Saturday, November 6, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Halloween y La vida
Once again, I had the chance to celebrate Halloween in Spain. This year decided to dress up as Where's Waldo, but in Europe, Waldo is known as Wally...so we found a red and white striped shirt, some glasses, a cane and a hat and went out like Wally. We also carved pumpkins and enjoy some mulled cider...over all a good weekend!
The previous weekend I had the chance to go home with my roommate Alex for her birthday, which was also fun as I got to meet her family and see her town. Her town, Aspe, is located in Alicante and was quaint but fun nonetheless. Her parents were great hosts and fed all of us very well! Can't wait to go back and visit again.
I'm still getting adjusted to "City life" but it's going well. On a very positive note, I am giving private classes and earning enough to get buy until we get paid by the government (which might not be until december !!) Thus, I am keeping busy giving classes, going for runs and hanging out with the roomies. Next weekend there is a lacrosse play-day, so hopefully that will be fun...haven't practiced in a couple weeks but I have a feeling it will be ok.
more to come after this weekend...BESOS
The previous weekend I had the chance to go home with my roommate Alex for her birthday, which was also fun as I got to meet her family and see her town. Her town, Aspe, is located in Alicante and was quaint but fun nonetheless. Her parents were great hosts and fed all of us very well! Can't wait to go back and visit again.
I'm still getting adjusted to "City life" but it's going well. On a very positive note, I am giving private classes and earning enough to get buy until we get paid by the government (which might not be until december !!) Thus, I am keeping busy giving classes, going for runs and hanging out with the roomies. Next weekend there is a lacrosse play-day, so hopefully that will be fun...haven't practiced in a couple weeks but I have a feeling it will be ok.
more to come after this weekend...BESOS
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Spanish Way.
Needless to say, things in Spain always take a little bit longer and you just have to adapt a laid back attitude and take things as they come, otherwise you'll die of stress and freak outs. So my latest "Spanish" experience, well sort of an on going situation, is my lack of a fixed schedule.
I have beeb "working" for about a month and still do not have a fixed schedule due to changing opinions, needs and wants of the teaching staff. I don't really mind that it's taking some time to figure out, I just feel like I am treading water. Yes, I like this position because its not a lot of work and a lot of time to enjoy Europe, but I am not the type of person who can do nothing, all the time, and feel good about it. I am bored and giving private classes is not my favorite thing to do but for now, its the only thing I am really doing. This week hopefully I am going to try and be proactive about my situation, be my own self advocate.
Who knows, 2 months from now maybe I'll be complaining about working too much (not very likely) but we'll see. However, this is a good thing at the same time because it makes me realize that I want a real job, a real salary and a "real" life...one that doesn't involve only siestas and fiestas. So, for now, I think I'll be looking for something else..this gig is a good 2 year plan but I think I'll be ready for something new come next summer.
I have beeb "working" for about a month and still do not have a fixed schedule due to changing opinions, needs and wants of the teaching staff. I don't really mind that it's taking some time to figure out, I just feel like I am treading water. Yes, I like this position because its not a lot of work and a lot of time to enjoy Europe, but I am not the type of person who can do nothing, all the time, and feel good about it. I am bored and giving private classes is not my favorite thing to do but for now, its the only thing I am really doing. This week hopefully I am going to try and be proactive about my situation, be my own self advocate.
Who knows, 2 months from now maybe I'll be complaining about working too much (not very likely) but we'll see. However, this is a good thing at the same time because it makes me realize that I want a real job, a real salary and a "real" life...one that doesn't involve only siestas and fiestas. So, for now, I think I'll be looking for something else..this gig is a good 2 year plan but I think I'll be ready for something new come next summer.
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