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While going to the airport, I met Arispides in Madrid’s subway. He is a very nice Puerto Rican guy in their 50’s. This guy is an artist, a painter who come to Spain for a painting course (Although he told me they teach him but he didn’t learn anything!). This guy’s life perspective was fantastic, I’ve never seen a so conscious and positive person. He was constantly smiling and he was speaking with the self-confident provided by the years. He tried to give me advices, telling me to always stay out of the route all the people follow but not too much to prevent derailing.

This guy made my day, I’m happy because of him.

About the plane, nothing really speciall. I had the tipical ultra serious executive I_read_the_economist_but_I_travel_in_tourist_class seatmate and we didn’t really speak about anything.

I needed to wait for the plane in Frankfurt around 2 hours, time I spent trying to find german beer in the various duty free stores. But there isn’t beer, none. Zip. Zero. There were only spirits. I should had bought pacharan in Madrid!

Today I’ve left home, my comfortable life, family and friends. I left everything behind to start living in South Korea, far away from home, with Ann. I will need to learn a new language and the rules of the korean society. Make my life harder but also more interesting. I will change, making myself more open minded. Today I’ve started a new stage in my life and I don’t know when I will come back to Spain.

I’m so happy

Spanish ‘Pato’ bullet train

I’ve come to Madrid on AVE (the Spanish bullet train) in one of the nicest trips of my life. I took the train and I started to explore its cool features, specially the bar because it has huge windows and the speed sensation is amazing. The train was not full and I took advantage of that sitting for a while in first class. When I returned from my small walk we were already crossing Guadarrama!. I arrived Madrid soon after, so it was a 200km, 51 minutes trip that usually takes close to 3 hours in the regular train.

In the afternoon I’ve been having dinner and saying goodbye to some good friends. Leticia, Diego, Maria and Gonzalo, who just returned yesterday from his Rumanian erasmus (It’s funny, he come back the same week I’m moving away)

Crushing into pieces South Korea soccer team