Happy Easter Musings
I'm back from my trip up North. Thumbs up for San Sebastian (beautiful) and Bilbao (surprisingly cute)! Great food, cool sites, and great shopping! The Guggenheim in Bilbao - AWESOME! Amazing piece of architecture. Definitely worth seeing. Also saw some religious processions with people dressed up and wearing hoods a la that organization that has several K's in it. (shudder) I learned that the hooded thing is only a Spanish thing. Must remember to google what's up with the hoods and the connection to aforementioned organization. It was interesting because I thought it was only a practice in the South.
The weather was pretty mal - cold and rainy. Brrrrr! I was pretty wiped out by the time I got back. Good thing today was absolutely beautiful in Barcelona. Sunny and gorgeous. We've been lacking the sun for awhile surprising. The few days before I left for the trip I was virtually house-bound because of the endless rain and cold. I hope some suffering will lead to a payoff of excellent weather for the next month! I've been spoiled by the weather in Barcelona!
American Food!
It was a slice of Americana today. I hit a great brunch place called Milk in El Born. I had yummy salmon eggs benedict. I had been craving the typical American brunch ever since I arrived and finally I found it! Things you never know you'll miss when you're away! We took a brilliant walk to the beach and sat out in the sun in a 'chiringuito' (little bar on the beach) and drank pitchers of sangria. Afterwards, we were craving some Tex Mex and had a wonderous meal at Rosa Negra in El Barrio Gotic. I had fantastic guacamole, nachos, and beef tacos. I then downed it with a margarita and a delicious brownie with walnuts. I truly indulged.
Unfinished Business
It's been nice getting stuff done that I never had time to do. Like going to the allergist. I discovered finally the mystery of all my terrible sneezing. Apparently I'm allergic to dust. I think there's gotta be more to it than dust. I did a blood test so hopefully I'll find out more. It's funny how I just never went to one when I've been suffering with allergies for so long.
I finally finished 'The Life of Pi'. I had borrowed it from Pauline before the MBA but only got to read 1/2 of it before I returned it. I picked it up during the Christmas Break and decided to start from the beginning...but only managed to read 1/2 of it again before the term started. Last week, I started from where I left off. Incredible. It was a bit difficult to get started and get into it. However, I'm so glad I stuck with it and finished it. Loved the ending. Double thumbs up. Now, I'm onto another book that I started but never finished - 'The Time Traveller's Wife'. It's cool that it's set in Chicago which I love reading about.
Self-reflection
It's good to get criticism about yourself. I tend to shy away from it. I hate getting feedback from managers. I'm going to think about that in my time off - am I being the best daughter I can be? the best sister? the best friend I can be to my friends? Do I promise things without following through? It's hard to think objectively about one self. I wonder - do I truly give as much as I can to friends and family?
The weather was pretty mal - cold and rainy. Brrrrr! I was pretty wiped out by the time I got back. Good thing today was absolutely beautiful in Barcelona. Sunny and gorgeous. We've been lacking the sun for awhile surprising. The few days before I left for the trip I was virtually house-bound because of the endless rain and cold. I hope some suffering will lead to a payoff of excellent weather for the next month! I've been spoiled by the weather in Barcelona!
American Food!
It was a slice of Americana today. I hit a great brunch place called Milk in El Born. I had yummy salmon eggs benedict. I had been craving the typical American brunch ever since I arrived and finally I found it! Things you never know you'll miss when you're away! We took a brilliant walk to the beach and sat out in the sun in a 'chiringuito' (little bar on the beach) and drank pitchers of sangria. Afterwards, we were craving some Tex Mex and had a wonderous meal at Rosa Negra in El Barrio Gotic. I had fantastic guacamole, nachos, and beef tacos. I then downed it with a margarita and a delicious brownie with walnuts. I truly indulged.
Unfinished Business
It's been nice getting stuff done that I never had time to do. Like going to the allergist. I discovered finally the mystery of all my terrible sneezing. Apparently I'm allergic to dust. I think there's gotta be more to it than dust. I did a blood test so hopefully I'll find out more. It's funny how I just never went to one when I've been suffering with allergies for so long.
I finally finished 'The Life of Pi'. I had borrowed it from Pauline before the MBA but only got to read 1/2 of it before I returned it. I picked it up during the Christmas Break and decided to start from the beginning...but only managed to read 1/2 of it again before the term started. Last week, I started from where I left off. Incredible. It was a bit difficult to get started and get into it. However, I'm so glad I stuck with it and finished it. Loved the ending. Double thumbs up. Now, I'm onto another book that I started but never finished - 'The Time Traveller's Wife'. It's cool that it's set in Chicago which I love reading about.
Self-reflection
It's good to get criticism about yourself. I tend to shy away from it. I hate getting feedback from managers. I'm going to think about that in my time off - am I being the best daughter I can be? the best sister? the best friend I can be to my friends? Do I promise things without following through? It's hard to think objectively about one self. I wonder - do I truly give as much as I can to friends and family?
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