Apr
2
First time!
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Today I swam for the very first time in the national Olympic swimming pool in Dublin. THAT WAS GREAT! One hour and half of pure pleasure ALONE in my own lane. The pool is FANTASTIC! Brand new, perfectly clean and beautiful. It is indoor and it is heated. I can swim all year long! I have been immediately spotted by a master swim member, Dan. He gave me all the info about the master team. I doubt I will join them because their time does not fit mine and they only have two sessions. I am sure more of them will talk to me soon and we might have our own training session in the morning. Hehe! I am smiling because I did not know it was that nice until I made the move and came here. So far my first move was very rewarding. I tried and got lucky! Now I enjoy.
So today I will go to the bank and open my Irish bank account with my rental contract. My apartment is a 3 bedroom, fully furnished apartment. Luxury style! I am sharing it with Ralez and Claire, two professionals in their 30’s like me. QUIET AND CLEAN! It costs me only 500 euros per month + bills. It is currently cheaper than my place in Australia. It is only 10 min away from the pool and 15 min away from a brand new shopping center with cinemas…Did I mention my room is enormous with a king size bed! :).
Life looks very promising from now on :). I will keep smiling until I get a decent well paid job.
Apr
1
TO-DO List
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A place to stay: done
A bank
A job
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Mar
31
The breakthrough!
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The past few months were very special to me. Indeed I learned a lot about myself through two very unexpected events. There was the dangerous climb on the top of this mountain and the jump from a 14 meter-high tree. From the first event, I learned something rather funny, people who were with me, could not climb all the way to the top because they didn’t see what was beyond the sharp edge. They did not know that it was extremely easy once you reach a grip that was like few centimeters away. I did it and I realized how easy it was. I told them but they did not trust me. The jump was something only few people would do, everything was visible and it was dangerous. From these two events, I know that in order to succeed, you need to take certain risk. Calculated risks, not blind ones!
So I am doing all this to see what is beyond. I want to try something new and see how the world is.
Mar
30
Finally a room!
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YEaaaaaaaaaa!
It took me 3 days and tons of emails to get one. Best of all! It is near the national olympic swimming pool! The very first stone was laid down on my new foundation. I would like to move in today or at worse tomorrow morning. I will relax today and enjoy the city as a real tourist. The weather is still bad so I am not sure I will take the nikon200 out to shoot some photos.
Mar
29
House hunting
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I spent about 150 euros in taxi in order to check different places. So far it is a waste of my money. I bought a mobile and I like my new toy. A nice Nokia that has everything. It makes things easier of course. I am feeling so lost and so tired. What is good about all this adventure is that I have no time crying on myself or feeling nostalgic about what I left behind in Australia. The survival instinct kicked in and I am extremely alert and very busy. I do not think anyone really understands me and I surely do not want to explain all this until I see the end of the tunnel. Finally I am doing something for myself. Something worth it! I have not felt this for a long time.
It is like being alive again.
Mar
28
30 hours with 3 hours delay. I finally arrived at my destination. I went straight to the gate at my last connection without a check-in and almost got into troubles. I had to lie and played some charming/begging shit. It worked and I got through. I was tired as hell but I kept on going and could check 2 places before I went to bed. I woke up at 4 am! The guest house is nice and well located. I really like it.
Mar
27
In a hurry!
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I thought I was organised. Thursday morning was terrible! After my swim I had to rush and practically threw away 90% of my belongings. I only wanted to keep the Hard Drives. I wanted to say goodbye to Nils but he was sleeping all day long since yesterday. I did not want to disturb him. I do not like official goodbye anyway. People always say stupid things. I was too busy anyway to find things to say.
Mar
27
Looking at the sky, I want to fly!
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Finally, I am free!
Mar
23
My last Mt Cootha run!
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16 kms… that did hurt as hell. I am glad I did it.
Mar
21
Why do all good things!
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Come to an end!
I do realize every little thing or every habit I had here in Australia will come to an end. I do not regret anything, I am looking forward to the changes and I am very excited about it. One cannot prevent a little bit of nostalgia. I think that is my main problem, I don’t have anything to hold me somewhere, I do not have this desire to fight for something. I can live anywhere in the world.
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