Dust off your old bikes people
because here in barcelona there is money to be made... It's insane really... back in sept i bought an old bike for 30 euros... it took a lot of searching and a lot of patience but I finally got one... i did have to replace the tyre but after that she runs like a dream.... I just recently bought another old bike in much better contidion and much more suited to cycling to work every day... therefore I put the bike up for sale on a local site for 60 euros... it was sold within 30 mins.
Madness I tell you.
I swear if you have time and a bit of spare cash to invest... collect all the old bikes in your hometown and drive them to central barcelona... you'll make a bundle!
7.2.06
6.2.06
I have been very very naughty
Since I’ve last posted…
I've mostly become gainfully employed… dropped out of my intensive Spanish class (due to the gainful employment) and on top of all of that… I did something so shocking and non frugal I can barely bring myself to admit it… KJ cover your eyes right now! I bought a subscription of Gratzia to be delivered to my flat here in bcn. Lets just say it cost significantly less than it would to have it sent outside of Europe but still… it's quite a luxury… I thought I afforded it since I resolved to end my very short-lived life of leisure and took this job.
The job is uptown… approx 20min cycle uptown if I'm feeling sprite… but with a bike with no gears… it's a challenge! I'm doing some international account management for a big ad agency here… I'm back working on an automotive account… I really don't know quite how I ended up here but I got offered the lead to the job through an ex colleague of mine so I decided to have a quick look to see what the job was about… The next day I had an interview with the company and a job offer to boot. Talk about coming from left field! It's good in one way as my Spanish is coming along now… and I will also have an income (albeit meagre compared to what I’m accustomed to)… the downside is that I'm not painting full-time like I had intended… but I did however manage to finish one more piece last week and am 2/3 of the way through my next one… My goal is to crank out at least 3 more in the next month and try and do an exhibition around the time my sister arrives in March… Just exactly where I would exhibit remains to be confirmed… but hey… you’ve got to start with a dream right?
Culture shock is much more apparent now that I am in an office working side by side with locals… I find it quite a challenge to be at work from 9-7 or 8 as I don’t take the 2h lunch break like the others… I simply live too far away from home to go and have a break… so I sit at my desk and nibble on a sandwich when I have a moment… However things seem to pack up for the weekend here around half three on a Friday so that’s pretty okay for me!
Since I’ve last posted…
I've mostly become gainfully employed… dropped out of my intensive Spanish class (due to the gainful employment) and on top of all of that… I did something so shocking and non frugal I can barely bring myself to admit it… KJ cover your eyes right now! I bought a subscription of Gratzia to be delivered to my flat here in bcn. Lets just say it cost significantly less than it would to have it sent outside of Europe but still… it's quite a luxury… I thought I afforded it since I resolved to end my very short-lived life of leisure and took this job.
The job is uptown… approx 20min cycle uptown if I'm feeling sprite… but with a bike with no gears… it's a challenge! I'm doing some international account management for a big ad agency here… I'm back working on an automotive account… I really don't know quite how I ended up here but I got offered the lead to the job through an ex colleague of mine so I decided to have a quick look to see what the job was about… The next day I had an interview with the company and a job offer to boot. Talk about coming from left field! It's good in one way as my Spanish is coming along now… and I will also have an income (albeit meagre compared to what I’m accustomed to)… the downside is that I'm not painting full-time like I had intended… but I did however manage to finish one more piece last week and am 2/3 of the way through my next one… My goal is to crank out at least 3 more in the next month and try and do an exhibition around the time my sister arrives in March… Just exactly where I would exhibit remains to be confirmed… but hey… you’ve got to start with a dream right?
Culture shock is much more apparent now that I am in an office working side by side with locals… I find it quite a challenge to be at work from 9-7 or 8 as I don’t take the 2h lunch break like the others… I simply live too far away from home to go and have a break… so I sit at my desk and nibble on a sandwich when I have a moment… However things seem to pack up for the weekend here around half three on a Friday so that’s pretty okay for me!
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