One chapter
of my life has come to its end and suddenly I find myself in Chile instead
of Spain where I spent the past amazing seven months. Needless to say, I have
been enjoying my life that much that updating my blog hasn’t happened too often…
But don’t worry, I think this post is enough to summarize what I’ve been up to
and most importantly what I’ve learned from life during the summer in Madrid. In the end, I apparently left a part of my heart in the city I hated so much in the beginning of this year.
The summer
has consisted of working, travelling, laughing, crying, making new friends and
so on. To put it short, living and loving. Still at the beginning of the year I
didn’t have a clue that I would be living in Madrid this summer but now that I
look back I can tell you that this short but even more meaningful era of my
life definitely was something that was meant to happen before the next journeys.
These
following points are something that I wanted to write down mostly for myself as advice for the
future but I think it's also worth publishing them because these might make at least some
of you readers to stop to think for a moment:
Work with something you love. Working at the embassy wasn’t always a dream come true but still it was always rewarding in one way or another. Waking up early in the morning after not being able to sleep in the sauna-like flat wasn’t always enjoyable but knowing that I’m going to be working with topics I'm interested in and with people I love working with it was never distressing to get out of the bed. To put it short, get a job that you are passionate about. Not next year, not next month, do it now. You spend at work half of the hours you're awake so do something that has a meaning to you. The working hours taking a huge proportion of your time, your satisfaction with your work will also affect your personal life and the others around you. Finding a job might not always be easy but you can do it since when you know what you want, you are able to defend yourself that well that any of the other candidates won't look even close as good as you in the eyes of the employer and thus they'll pick you. If there is no vacancy available that motivates you this much, seriously consider establishing your own company.
Never ever give up with sports (may it be painting or singing or whatever to someone else). I’m not an athlete (yet) neither am I a huge fan of watching sports. Still, two of the most emotional and satisfying moments I had this summer are related to sports. First one was when watching the final match of La Liga, Real Madrid vs. Atlético. Of course, Real Madrid won and the emotions and the feeling of social cohesion among the fans after that is something that one cannot describe but, I know, all of you who have experienced something similar can understand me. The icing on the cake was going to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium for the celebration next day and seeing those 80 000 people being so passionate about the same thing. These moments show that even today people can be unite although the events around the world tell a different story.
Another moment of lot of emotions and satisfaction was when attending the summer celebration at my gym and participating to the two hour spinning session. The instructors gave everything they could at times wearing afros and hippy glasses. There’s no better party than cycling 47 km on Friday evening accompanied by other determined people and a great DJ. At the latest, all the personal trainers and gym instructors who are able to motivate their clients to exceed themselves became the biggest heroes in my eyes.
Respect the people around you and don’t make the mistake of realizing their importance to you only when they aren’t around you anymore. Sometimes people pop in your life for only a moment but some stay longer. Every single one still makes a difference in your life. A smile that you receive from a random person in the morning might make you happier which may cause a chain reaction you being nicer to the others that day. Moreover, some people have the characteristics to make a more profound change in your life already in a short while not to even mention if they’ll walk along with you a bit longer, maybe even a lifetime. When starting my studies four years ago I was dreaming of a life in a big one family house, owning a cool but not so handy car and having the items I’ve always craved for. However, now all of this seems irrelevant and I’d rather live in a smaller cozy flat but most importantly surrounded by the people I love instead of the items I maybe could purchase one day. No matter how hard a situation you’d be going through with somebody or how much you’d want to get rid of a person you don’t like, one day you’ll realize that you have learned something necessary from that exact person. Even though you couldn’t stay with somebody for a long time you’ll at least have the memory always saved with you guiding what your next steps are. If life is favorable, you’ll meet again one day and continue from where you left last time.
Work with something you love. Working at the embassy wasn’t always a dream come true but still it was always rewarding in one way or another. Waking up early in the morning after not being able to sleep in the sauna-like flat wasn’t always enjoyable but knowing that I’m going to be working with topics I'm interested in and with people I love working with it was never distressing to get out of the bed. To put it short, get a job that you are passionate about. Not next year, not next month, do it now. You spend at work half of the hours you're awake so do something that has a meaning to you. The working hours taking a huge proportion of your time, your satisfaction with your work will also affect your personal life and the others around you. Finding a job might not always be easy but you can do it since when you know what you want, you are able to defend yourself that well that any of the other candidates won't look even close as good as you in the eyes of the employer and thus they'll pick you. If there is no vacancy available that motivates you this much, seriously consider establishing your own company.
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| Start up the Fusion. One of the events I was privileged to participate through work. |
Another moment of lot of emotions and satisfaction was when attending the summer celebration at my gym and participating to the two hour spinning session. The instructors gave everything they could at times wearing afros and hippy glasses. There’s no better party than cycling 47 km on Friday evening accompanied by other determined people and a great DJ. At the latest, all the personal trainers and gym instructors who are able to motivate their clients to exceed themselves became the biggest heroes in my eyes.
Respect the people around you and don’t make the mistake of realizing their importance to you only when they aren’t around you anymore. Sometimes people pop in your life for only a moment but some stay longer. Every single one still makes a difference in your life. A smile that you receive from a random person in the morning might make you happier which may cause a chain reaction you being nicer to the others that day. Moreover, some people have the characteristics to make a more profound change in your life already in a short while not to even mention if they’ll walk along with you a bit longer, maybe even a lifetime. When starting my studies four years ago I was dreaming of a life in a big one family house, owning a cool but not so handy car and having the items I’ve always craved for. However, now all of this seems irrelevant and I’d rather live in a smaller cozy flat but most importantly surrounded by the people I love instead of the items I maybe could purchase one day. No matter how hard a situation you’d be going through with somebody or how much you’d want to get rid of a person you don’t like, one day you’ll realize that you have learned something necessary from that exact person. Even though you couldn’t stay with somebody for a long time you’ll at least have the memory always saved with you guiding what your next steps are. If life is favorable, you’ll meet again one day and continue from where you left last time.
When
there’s a will there’s a way.
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