Concert

Hey there!

I've really enjoyed this last weekend, I did lots of things. On Friday evening I met Albert, Dane and Pau, and we had a great time, but we had to go soon because of a problem, so we went down and talked for a while. Well, the best day was, no doubt, Saturday. I had lunch with my aunt, uncle, cousin and grandparents, who live in Mataró, and I hadn't seen them for several weeks. That night, at 9:30, I assisted to a concert of Els Amics De Les Arts. They played in Badalona, and it was in a room, not very big but neither small. As it was the second concert in my life (but the first one was from Bruce Springsteen in a stadium with 40.000 people, so they are different experiences) it was special, and I loved it. Here you have a video of one of their songs:

See you in the next post!

Song of the day: Els Amics de les Arts - A Vegades

Intense Days

Wow people, I'm having some really exciting days, and everything is happening so fast!

First of all, our Dutch partners. I sent a mail to Bill, in which I explained everything that came into my mind in that moment, all my likes and dislikes, my hobbies, my activities in week days... So I waited a day and a half and I couldn't take it anymore, so I spoke to Calvin (Xavi's partner) and he phoned Bill, who was ill, to create a facebook account. The next day I was able to have a talk with him, for the first time. He's nice and funny, and I think we'll get along pretty well. I also talked to many other people in Holland, and started to know a little bit about their schedules and traditions.  IT'S AWFUL HAVING DINNER AT 6!! I'll try to handle the situation...

Then I have some things that are really making me going crazy, and I don't have a moment to stop thinking about it, even when I'm about to sleep. So I'm very stressed, but I always look relaxed and happy. That's my way of living: everything happens in the inside.

So I'm looking forward to Dutch people to come here, it will be great! See you in the next post!!


Song of the day: Jason Mraz - If It Kills Me

Well, I think I'm about to forget my website, because in five days I haven't written anything!!

But there isn't anything really special happening these days, so don't worry, you haven't missed the important part. I could say last week was just following the routine, nothing out of the schedule, nothing new, nothing risky. But on Friday we finally knew the names of our exchange partners, and I didn't wait a minute when I was at home to look in the internet how he was or getting his mail. But he didn't have Facebook! I found some information about him in his Tweeter page, but as I don't have an account, I couldn't really see any details. I'm afraid I will have to wait to meet him!

That evening I met Albert, Dane and Pau, just as we did today. On Saturday, after Maths class and lunch, I met Sergi. Today we have gone to the cinema and watched this new film about some sovietic prisoners who escape from the Gulag they're in. But to reach freedom they have to face a long trip on foot, go South and enter a non-comunist country, as India. I think it's a good film and it's worth going to see it.


And remember I said that last wednesday would be a good day? Well, there's no doubt about it was, but the thing I was hoping I'm going to make it happen tomorrow. And maybe I feel there's not a moment to do it and I'll do it on Tuesday. But it's going to happen.

See you in the next post!


Song of the day: The Strokes - You Only Live Once

I don't want to move!

I can`t have any strength even for saying hello. I just returned from the most tiring basketball training I've done this year. We spent a whole hour and a half just running, doing push ups, abs and other physical condition exercises. We didn't touch a ball, just panting in the court. Horrible.

Tomorrow I'm hoping of a good day, I've kind of arranged my day, thinking in what to do and when and in my mind, it promises lots of important things. We'll see if they become. I will go (this time there is definitely class) to my English classes and finally see my friends there.

Luckily tomorrow it isn't any important class, and we'l probably have two dead hours, so I will be able to rest there. See you!

Song of the day: The Strokes - Last Nite

First Day After Christmas

Hii!! Today We have started again the boring, tiring routine of each year, waking up early, preparing the bag, doing the homework... It seems a joke, but within today I've already got use to this goddamn schedule.

But this evening nearly kills me. I went with illusion to the metro, looking forward to see again my English classmates, because I haven't seen any of them since the 22nd of December, prepared for that half-an-hour-trip to the IEN (Institut d'Estudis Nord-americans). So I arrive there, put off my earphones and when I'm about to go upstairs to class I hear that one of the classmates says to me that there is no class. I could only think: **** **  ****** *****!! I had to turn back and go home again, wasting another T-10 travel and thirty-five precious minutes. Well, Wednesday is the real starting class and I won't miss it this time.

See you tomoorrow!!

Song of the day: Maldita Nerea - El Secreto De Las Tortugas

PRESENTS; PRESENTS!!

Heeeellooo! Yesterday and today were the best days of the year until now (I know it's not much, but I can say I've loved these days). Yesterday, after writing the previous entry, I went to my grandmother's house, where my whole family was, to give and receive the presents that the Three Kings have brought. For me they had left a couple of books, a heart-rate monitor (it's a kind of belt you put on your chest that measures your heart beats per minute, it's wireless connected to a watch where is showed all the information, it's great!), a couple of shirts and a pen-drive. That's from all my mother's family part.

But today it's been the celebration at home, the most important one for me, and it has been awesome! It turned out that my father, while he was in the US, found out that there were sales in all electronic stuff (considering that there is normally a lot cheaper than here, it was even more then). So this morning, when we went to see our presents we found one for all the family, and it was... A MacBook Pro!!! Even though it's not only for me, I love having one. I've always wanted a Mac, so this is great. I got a school bag, a book. a CD (the one I told you a few days ago), a pair of jeans, gloves and, for me and my brother, an iPod Touch! (it was also bought in the States in sales :-P). I think it has been the best presents I ever got.

Well, my brother today has left Barcelona and he's going to Andorra with a friend, to spend this last part of the vacation. Tomorrow I'm leaving to my village too and I won't be able to write in the blog until the 9th. See you soon!

Song of the day: Jack Johnson - No Other Way

Presents + Cinema, perfect!

Hey! I'm just going now to my grandmother's house to see what the "Three Wise Men" have brought me and everyone in my family. And tomorrow morning it's the same but at home, it's more like a private celebration. So after that, I'm going to go with my parents and brother to the cinema, to watch I don't know which movie, and I like this late cinema sessions.

This evening I went to Sergi Candela's house and there we watched an episode of How I Met Your Mother called Blitzgiving, from the 6th season. The truth is that I'm watching now the third, but he wanted to show me that, so we saw it. I've got to go now, but tomorrow will be more!

See you in the next post!

Song of the day: The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale

Waiting for the three wise men to come

Good evening ladies and gentlemen!

Today I've really had the impression than in this house we eat a lot, really a lot. The day before yesterday I had to go shopping to the supermarket to buy some food, yesterday was the same story, and today I went with my dad and bought lots of things to eat! I don't understand...

By the way, I've just returned from Glories, because I had to go to PC City to look for a wire to connect our videocamera to the computer. I also have gone to Gong because of one of my presents of the day after tomorrow. I bought a CD of one of my favorite artists, if not my favorite, Jack Johnson, and another one for my father, from Jeff Buckley (he's also really amazing with his version of Hallelujah).

See you in the next post!

Song of the day: Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven

Hi!!

Today it has been a boring day. I only got out of my house in the morning when I went to the mall to buy a new school bag and also to buy some food, but since then I've been at home. But I also like being here, because I've practised a lot with the guitar and I've improved a lot in playing barred chords instead of the open ones. But today I haven't got much to explain, we'll see if tomorrow becomes a more interesting day!

See you in the next post!

Song of the day: The Strokes - What Ever Happened

Hi 2011!

Hey people!

Yesterday was the first day of this New Year, so there are only 363 days left to celebrate the entrance to 2012, or maybe to die because the world's end... My grandparents of Mataró came by our house to have lunch and have a little time with us, because we don't see very often. When they arrived we had this typical luxurious meal prepared, with seafood, foie and other things.

My granpa felt really proud and happy because my brother and I showed him some songs we've learned with the guitar, and as he was a musician long time ago but had to quit playing his instrument because of an accident, he liked watching us making music. After lunch we saw some records we have from New York and Chicago and explained them what was each of the tall buildings and monuments. When they left, I spent the rest of the evening reading.

Today I've had lunch with my great-grandparents, who are 91 and 96 years old, and after that we returned home and spent the evening here. So we have already started this year, I'm sure that before we can realise, we'll be thinking about today as a very far past, so we have to enjoy our days and be happy.

See you in the next post!

Song of the day: John Mayer - Half Of My Heart