Back to Balu

That's right, yesterday I went back to Balu (I borrowed this expression from my brother who once wrote it on the whiteboard we have on the fridge). They called me because they had a lot of work to do on Saturday and barely enough people. And since I had been three weeks without going there I decided it would be cool to see the "Baluarteros" again. The truth is that I miss it. I like working there because the atmosphere is so friendly and I usually have fun, specially when I work as barman in the wedding disco. Yesterday I went to work as a waiter serving just the wedding reception, but ended up doing a double shift and thus being at the disco. I had a lot of fun. I was exhausted by the time I finished working, but I must admit it was totally worth it. Plus, we can all use some extra income in these times of worldwide economic crisis.
I want to finish this post greeting all of my collegues in Baluarte. I miss you guys!!!

Segovia, Segovianaaaaaa

Carlota's birthday, that was my excuse this time to get out of Pamplona and enjoy a nice weekend with friends I see rarely. Yeah, that's right, last weekend it was my friend Carlota's birthday. For those of you who don't know her, she is a tremendously funny friend of mine who is studying in Segovia. That's the reason why we went over there to celebrate her birthday. She invited us over to spend the whole weekend at her place. So Iñigo (he was a last minute participant since he decided he was coming the very same day) and I caught the train to Valladolid on Friday afternoon right after I got out of work. Javi and Raquel (his girlfriend) picked us up in Valladolid and the four of us together we headed towards Segovia. Juan (Carlota's brother) was already there. They had prepared sangria (long story, but Iñigo and I were responsible) so we were forced to go out that night and the next, and the next... hehe. Anyway, the point is that we had fun. We played Trivial Pursuit and although Iñigo and I lost, we made quite a game. On Saturday we went for some tapas for dinner. Really nice and cheap, totally recommended.
And that was my last weekend. I hope there's more of them this year.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLOTA!!!

Birthday with a French taste

I am aware that this post might come a bit late since my birthday was almost a month ago, but time flies and I haven't had the chance to write it before. It all started when Etxarri told me he had to go to Toulouse on September the 19th in order to defend his Final Project. So I turned to him with an idea in my mind, celebrating my birthday over there. I suggested him I could go, I mean, he could use some company.
And that's how on the 18th, without much organization or planning, we left for Toulouse in Etxarri's car and carrying our sleeping bags. We had arranged to sleep in the room of a guy who also studies engineering a year younger than as and who is erasmusing over there right now. The room was pretty small and we had to sleep on the floor, but since we always got home really tired or drunk we didn't care much. Besides, it was for free so better not to complain.
I believe I already talked about Toulouse on a previous post so I'm gonna keep this one short. Let's just say I had heaps of fun on my birthday. Of course we paid the guys in the tea-shop a visit. And this time, on Saturday the 20th (my birthday for those who didn't recall) we had an amazing and tasteful lunch. We went to a place which served typical French food with cheese as the main ingredient. I don't remember the names of what we ate but I can tell you it was yummy.

Ingeteam it is

So I finally made a decision about my future. After wondering about what I was gonna do with my life for over two months, I made up my mind. As some of you might now, I was pretty excited thinking I could do my Final Project in Germany while doing an internship for a company there. Well, my contact over there was a really nice woman who helped me a lot and did all that was in her hand in order to get me a spot there. The problem was that the guy who I was supposed to work with, a senior manager, didn't seem that enthusiastic. I waited for his call but never got it. Meanwhile, Ingeteam, a company with a division in Pamplona offered me to fulfill my Final Project working with them. What they were offering seemed quite interesting to me and more important, they were showing a lot of interest in me. Conclusion, I decided I'm gonna do my Final Project with them here in Pamplona. This means I ain't going nowhere at least for a year or so. But I think it is ok. I can always try and work abroad once I'm a proper engineer, and not just a Project-less one. When I graduate I'll consider if I still want to work in another country or not, and I'll figure out a way to do it. Until then I'll be around Pamplona, so if any of you want to pay me a visit you must know you are always welcome. I could use some company from my dearest international friends. At least that way I wouldn't forget my English.

Mexico lindo y querido

Because this was going to be my last summer as a student I decided I had to enjoy it. It was the last time I would have the time to go for a month somewhere since in the future when I start working it will become really hard. So nothing better than spending a month in Mexico surrounded by some of my best friends. Last time I saw most of them was over a year ago, so I was really excited with the idea of meeting them again and spending some time together. The result, a great reunion I will never forget and the growth in strength of our friendship.
You can imagine in a month we had time to do plenty of things. A sort description of the itinerary we did (since I don't wanna bore you with details). First we went to Valle de Bravo, which is a very nice town in a lake where a lot of Mexicans go on vacations. After those relaxing days we went to visit both Kike and Magda's family. With them I tried the best Mexican food ever and experience the warm welcome of the Mexican people. After that it was time for some beach and partying, so we went to a place next to Cancun called Playa del Carmen. We stayed in a really nice all-inclusive hotel, pretty cheap by the way. We rented a car there and drove down and then all the way to Merida, where we took a flight back to Mexico City. Afterwards we stayed in Queretaro and the surroundings. And suddenly the time to go back home arrived without even realizing it.



Overall it was a great trip, but most important it was a great reunion. I couldn't thank Kike and Magda enough for all the orginizing and for being the best hosts ever. They showed us around and took care of us. I hope they can make it to Spain soon so that I can return the favour.

San Fermines '08

OMG!! I just realized how long it's been since the last time I posted something here. Well, I guess this time I have totally lost the few readers I had. This things happen, so I'm gonna keep writing anyway in case there's some lost internet surfer who accidentally enters my blog.
This time the scene takes place in my nice hometown, Pamplona. I had two friends staying over during San Fermines for a couple of days. They are Americans and their names are Laura and Jamie. I tried to make their stay here as funny and entertaining as possible, and I honestly think that they had a good time. I'm pretty sure they ended up really tired since we didn't sleep much and went out a lot. But it was totally worth it. I showed them the running of the bulls from two different perspectives and also the nightlife in everyway.



When they left for Barcelona to continue their own adventure around Europe I myself started my own adventure around Mexico. Yeah, that's right. Some of my best friends from my year abroad in the States were already waiting for me in that wonderful country. A new reunion was organized and I was definetely assisting. But that's another story worth a different post.

The end of finals

Last Thursday I had what will probably be the last exam of my academic life. Yeah, that's right, this is my last year of university and I finally finished with finals. I still don't know the results of three of them, but I'm pretty confident I'm going to pass them. And that means I'm done, done forever. Even if things don't go as expected, the worst thing that will happen is that I'll have to redo one or two exams in September.
So now, the only thing left to do is enjoy a wonderful summer. First I get to organize things for San Fermines since I'll have visitors. Laura is coming to experience the most known and amazing festivities in the whole world. And then, without time to rest, Mexico is waiting for us. Speaking of Mexico, Miguelcho called me yesterday and told me he bought his tickets, so he's finally coming with us. Great news!