So it's been a while. Like I said, this blog is going to be inconsistent. Anyways, a brief recap of the recent past:
Thursday the 18th- Atletico vs Galatasaray was pretty fun. It rained a little bit, but I am glad to have had it as my first European football match. The first goal in that game was nasty... here is a link to the highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJDoK_O2NIw
Also during that match I learned some very nasty Spanish football songs. I cannot repeat them here.
The following Sunday we hit up the Bernebeu for a classic Real Madrid romping. 6-2 was the final score. Villareal was shamed, except for Marcos Senna, who scored a ridiculous freekick (though it couldn't quite rival Ronaldo's opener...). Highlights: http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/4828945/
That's all for now because this is finals week! I have two tomorrow, so God willing I will ace them. Good luck, and farewell!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The week that was... and the week that shall be.
I was about to start this off by saying "Just got back from Barcelona" when I realized that today is Wednesday, and I got back on Sunday. I don't know where this week went but I feel like it was only yesterday that I was up there! Anyways, let me regale you with stories of the splendor of Spain.
So last Friday (the 12th of February) I got up at 5. I met up with my friends a the train station, from where we caught the 6 o'clock train to Madrid, from where we caught another train to the airport, from where we flew to Girona, from where we took a bus into Barcelona! We finally arrived at 12, so that's 7 hours of traveling before starting the day. But this was only the genesis of a sleep-deprived weekend.
So over the next two days we hit a bunch of sites in the city (if you've never been to Barca, this next part is going to be very boring... just a heads up) including las ramblas, one of the many houses designed by Gaudi, las borajas, the chocolate museum, the Mediterranean Sea, and (my favorite) Parc Güell. Also, I met up with my highschool colleague and eternal foos-enemy, Eamonn Giblin. While we did not make it to the foos tables, we did get to hang out for like 12+ hours so that was sweet. He showed us around the real Barcelona, the side of the city that you don't read about in Time Magazine.
So then Sunday our flight was set to leave from Girona (90 miles from Barcelona) at 6:30 am. Using public transportation, it would have been impossible for us to get there if we left on Sunday morning, so what do we do? We take a train on Saturday night, then stayed up all night in some Irish pub (which had wonderful Mexican food, for the record). While this was the most economically viable option, I don't think I will ever do it again. After a total of 10 hours of sleep over a period of 72 hours (factor in that we were traveling, aka totally wiped out)... I was not in a pleasent mood. It was one of those "I'm so tired I'm literally in pain right now" moments. But this was easily remedied by sleeping all day Sunday! Woohoo!!
Soooo that was how I spent this past weekend. This week has been rather uneventful in terms of social life, probably the most notable thing I've done has been to sign up for two intramural soccer teams (that's right, two), which will be composed solely of Americans, competing against teams composed entirely of Europeans. This will be interesting.
Speaking of footy, this Thursday (tomorrow) me and a bunch of others are heading to a game between Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray (from Turkey) which I am obviously PUMPED about. Then, as if that weren't enough gloriousness for one weekend, we're going to see Real Madrid vs Villareal on Sunday! You know, when life gives you lemons...
I think that's about it for now. Once again I repeat, if y'all have questions do not hesitate to ask!
Peace out, suckas!!
So last Friday (the 12th of February) I got up at 5. I met up with my friends a the train station, from where we caught the 6 o'clock train to Madrid, from where we caught another train to the airport, from where we flew to Girona, from where we took a bus into Barcelona! We finally arrived at 12, so that's 7 hours of traveling before starting the day. But this was only the genesis of a sleep-deprived weekend.
So over the next two days we hit a bunch of sites in the city (if you've never been to Barca, this next part is going to be very boring... just a heads up) including las ramblas, one of the many houses designed by Gaudi, las borajas, the chocolate museum, the Mediterranean Sea, and (my favorite) Parc Güell. Also, I met up with my highschool colleague and eternal foos-enemy, Eamonn Giblin. While we did not make it to the foos tables, we did get to hang out for like 12+ hours so that was sweet. He showed us around the real Barcelona, the side of the city that you don't read about in Time Magazine.
So then Sunday our flight was set to leave from Girona (90 miles from Barcelona) at 6:30 am. Using public transportation, it would have been impossible for us to get there if we left on Sunday morning, so what do we do? We take a train on Saturday night, then stayed up all night in some Irish pub (which had wonderful Mexican food, for the record). While this was the most economically viable option, I don't think I will ever do it again. After a total of 10 hours of sleep over a period of 72 hours (factor in that we were traveling, aka totally wiped out)... I was not in a pleasent mood. It was one of those "I'm so tired I'm literally in pain right now" moments. But this was easily remedied by sleeping all day Sunday! Woohoo!!
Soooo that was how I spent this past weekend. This week has been rather uneventful in terms of social life, probably the most notable thing I've done has been to sign up for two intramural soccer teams (that's right, two), which will be composed solely of Americans, competing against teams composed entirely of Europeans. This will be interesting.
Speaking of footy, this Thursday (tomorrow) me and a bunch of others are heading to a game between Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray (from Turkey) which I am obviously PUMPED about. Then, as if that weren't enough gloriousness for one weekend, we're going to see Real Madrid vs Villareal on Sunday! You know, when life gives you lemons...
I think that's about it for now. Once again I repeat, if y'all have questions do not hesitate to ask!
Peace out, suckas!!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Boo-Hoo
Things I miss the most about the USA:
1. The obligatory but ever true response of friends/fellowship/ACF/CPCC.
2. Mexican food - this is ironic because up until 3 years ago I hated Mexican food. Now I doy cuenta que it's my favorite! They have it here, it's just not at all the same.
3. Being up to date on news- I actually watch more news on tv here than I do at home, but it's Spanish news... i.e. local stuff. Interesting, but I don't hear much about the US unless they're talking about Obama canceling his visit to Spain.
4. Clean sidewalks- Spaniards do not clean up after their dogs, ever.
5. Watching the Superbowl - I missed it for the first time ever : ( Honestly not that big a deal, ever since the real football has become so important to me, the American junk has kind of faded away... I still like it but it's not a priority.
6. The Office - but I'm gonna be in heaven when I get back and have half a season to watch on nbc.com
Things I will miss about Spain come May 7th:
1. Jamon y queso. The other day we were about to eat lunch, and I see a plate of Spanish Tortillas (aka omlettes) on the table, and I'm sitting there praying Lord, please let there be jamon y queso in those. There was... score. Spaniards eat ham/bacon/proscutto (or however you spell it) like we eat pizza. Or hamburgers. A lot, is what I'm trying to say.
2. Speaking Spanish- I'm gonna have to find some friends who are native speakers, cause I didn't go through all this trouble of learning the language just to lose whatever progress I've made!
3. Siesta- why wouldn't I miss 3 hours of rest in the afternoons?
4. Travel- day trips are the bees knees (las rodillas de las abejas). I'm going to miss spending every Friday and Saturday in an unexplored city. Although we could still do Toronto senior year... just sayin'.
5. Cigüeñas- the storks are everywhere in Alcala... I will miss their creepy calls and stoic poses.
1. The obligatory but ever true response of friends/fellowship/ACF/CPCC.
2. Mexican food - this is ironic because up until 3 years ago I hated Mexican food. Now I doy cuenta que it's my favorite! They have it here, it's just not at all the same.
3. Being up to date on news- I actually watch more news on tv here than I do at home, but it's Spanish news... i.e. local stuff. Interesting, but I don't hear much about the US unless they're talking about Obama canceling his visit to Spain.
4. Clean sidewalks- Spaniards do not clean up after their dogs, ever.
5. Watching the Superbowl - I missed it for the first time ever : ( Honestly not that big a deal, ever since the real football has become so important to me, the American junk has kind of faded away... I still like it but it's not a priority.
6. The Office - but I'm gonna be in heaven when I get back and have half a season to watch on nbc.com
Things I will miss about Spain come May 7th:
1. Jamon y queso. The other day we were about to eat lunch, and I see a plate of Spanish Tortillas (aka omlettes) on the table, and I'm sitting there praying Lord, please let there be jamon y queso in those. There was... score. Spaniards eat ham/bacon/proscutto (or however you spell it) like we eat pizza. Or hamburgers. A lot, is what I'm trying to say.
2. Speaking Spanish- I'm gonna have to find some friends who are native speakers, cause I didn't go through all this trouble of learning the language just to lose whatever progress I've made!
3. Siesta- why wouldn't I miss 3 hours of rest in the afternoons?
4. Travel- day trips are the bees knees (las rodillas de las abejas). I'm going to miss spending every Friday and Saturday in an unexplored city. Although we could still do Toronto senior year... just sayin'.
5. Cigüeñas- the storks are everywhere in Alcala... I will miss their creepy calls and stoic poses.
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