Thursday, August 30, 2007

Lost in London...

Oh happy day!!! :) Will go down in history as the day when I had my hands on the last piece of legislation I need to be legally working here, as well as the day when I got my camera back and fixed my e-mail. :)

Walking around London to see Tower Bridge open up to make way to wonderful boats I came to a conclusion. Something must have happened around the birth of this town. I think the fairies were gealous of the beauty of the town and decided to curse it to be forever gloomy and rainy.

By the city hall one can see big guitar statues for sale, signed by Brian May, Ozzie, Paul McCartney, etc.
Close to the Eye of London there is a weird collections of statues: one pees, one sweats, one vomits, etc- lots of water involved.
And next weekend if you come you can still see the Star Wars expo, the lobster and sea food fair or the outdoor plays in the Scoop.
That is if you are not afraid to leave the house after last weekend's Notting Hill Carnival you attended where 2 people got shot, one stabbed and 220 people got arrested.
On TV you can see Victoria Beckham in California and in the paper what Madona, Kylie or P.Diddy did last night.
And I am going to bed to read my Harry Potter because Big Brother bores me.

Monday, August 27, 2007

Review of a wonderful year...

I started this blog around one year ago before going to IC...and in this one year my life has changed in ways I could not have dreamt of. Before this year, I thought that I would not go anywhere in life, I felt suffocated and unchallenged and thirsty to travel. (silly kid :P).

Before then...
- I had never flown before. Now I just had my 20th flight (from Istanbul to London)
Since then...
- I saw 5 new countries (Poland, UK, Spain, Portugal and Turkey) and visited a huge number of new cities (Warsaw, Kracow, Nottingham, London, Leeds, some in Wales, Porto, Coimbra, Viana Do Castelo, Avero, Nazare, Lisbon, Peniche, Granada, Sevilia, Malaga, Istanbul)
Things I am proud of from this year...
- graduating from Nottingham Trent University in an economics degree
- travelling so much
- having a wonderful relationship that is all I could ask for
- bringing my parents to the UK
- living and working in London in AIESEC UK
Now I can't imagine
not being able to...
- access internet
- travel a lot, meet people, experience cultures, eat new things
- do anything I set my mind to on my own
- have my financial independence...I think coming back home for a 10 million wage would be unbelievably sad to me...no more travels and hardly any possibility to do anything
- live in a big dynamic city
- be disconnected from what is going on in the world
- keep in touch with my friends and family and be able to fly home whenever I want.

That's that. Who would have thought a year could bring so much?
Pictures from latest adventures coming soon...

Monday, August 06, 2007

Teambuilding week-end in Wales

No comment. Wales or Cymru in Welsh. Beach. Team. Barbeque. Loads of fun and inspiration.