You know that you're a real Erasmus when...

(This is a Erasmus group discription on Facebook, enjoy =) )

- you do things that you would never do in your hometown.

- you don't want to show your latest partypictures to anyone that's not an Erasmus.

- "spending the day at uni" means a day spent in front of your mail, msn and facebook.

- not even 30 calls from the neighbours and a visit from the police can keep you from having another big party. You just move and change neighbours!

- you came to your Erasmus-country wanting to find new friends among "the locals", but soon realised that the other Erasmuses are more fun.

- the people you just know by your own made up nicknames, such as "the hunk, the pop-guy, Hi5, barefootman..." etc are people you absolutely want to invite to your birthdayparty.

- most of your time is spent preparing for or recovering from a night out.

- you to everyone proudly present old silly songs from you home country, claiming that its a classic...without being embarrassed.

- you no longer care whether it's monday or friday - it's still partynight!

- you recognize people saying hi to you in the street thanks to the pictures you took last night.

- you refer to everything as before or after a certain Erasmus-event.

- you know that nothing is better than a night out at the erasmus pubs and clubs - although your friends complain about always going to the same places...

- you kiss anyone and anything without bothering about the consequences (good or bad).

- you blame all your bad behaviour on the fact that you're an Erasmus.

- you do a test to measure your consume of alcohol and get serioulsy worried about your health.

- you know that the time of your life is now!


**Everything quoted from the group "You know that you're a real Erasmus when..."

Me voy en 5 dias

Me voy para Portugal con ideas diferentes.
Me voy para el conforto de un de los pocos sitios donde me sinto confortable con el silencio.
Me voy para estar con las personas que simpre estubiran para mi y yo para ellas.
Me voy porque irá ser tiempo de me concentrar.
Me voy porque he tomado decisiones
Me voy con ojos mayores de los que veni.
Me voy contente y triste, mas mejor.
Me voy recuerdando nuevos amigos y experiencias.

Vuelvo porque me gustó la ciudad
Vuelvo porque aprendi muchas cosas.
Vuelvo porque todavia me quedan cosas por aprender.
Vuelvo porque creci.

Vuelvo porque tengo 4 examens para hacer y 1 trabajo para entregar!!! x)

Fin de semana 7 a 11 de October =)

Este fin de semana yo fui a salir en sitios muy diversificados.

Miércoles: Fui a salir con Gregorio e Domenica al famoso “Arguelles Underground”. Fuimos otra vez al TNT, el Pub especializado en música Power/Heavy Metal. Había poca gente en el Pub porque era miércoles, todavía me gustó.
Como no teníamos metro a la hora que salimos tuvimos de caminar mitad de la ciudad! Pude ver mucho más de esa parte de la ciudad. Desde Arguelles hasta Atocha!

Jueves: Fui con Teresa, Raquel, Daniel e Gregorio a ver un concierto organizado pela Universidad para jóvenes . Era un mix de Pop/Hip-Hop por las Vocalistas con una Orquestra de Jazz. El nombre de esta extraña combinación era “Ojo con la Mala”. Era diferente pero bueno. Después nosotros fuimos (sin Gregorio) a Madrid, cerca de Sol, para tomar una Sangría. Joyería, el punto de encontró de Erasmus, estuve lleno por eso nos decidimos a ir a una disco cerca de Plaza Santa Ana, Enbabia.

Viernes: Había algunos sitios donde ir. Pero yo fui un tonto en creer que el tributo a Mickael Jackon en la disco Shangai sería bueno. Nosotros esperamos 3 horas de música comercial para ver un tio bailando 5 minutos! 5 minutos que yo perdí porque decidí ir buscar una bebida e disfrutar la música del Reí del Pop. Nada de música, solo 5 minutos de un tio musculoso bailando. Por lo menos ahora tenemos una buena foto en el website de “Agentes de la Noche” x))).

Sábado: Si, 4 noches seguidas a salir. Pero yo soy un estudiante de Erasmus y yo solo tengo clases de Lunes a Miércoles! Y trabajo muchísimo! PAREN DE JULGARME! Yo tengo 18 horas de clases por semana, cuando en U.Minho solo tenía 16! Sí, tengo 3 dias 6 horas de clases. Mucho cansativo. Continuando…

Yo, Fernanda y Raquel fuimos a cenar en casa de Teresa. Fuimos (sin Raquel) a juntarnos a Daniel en Sol, Madrid, para un poquito de Drum’n’Bass =P. Descubrimos que solo pasan Drum’n’Bass Jueves que era noche de Elastico, música IndieRock! La cola era tan grande que decidimos a ir nos a Tribunal. Pero tupperware también tenia una cola y chillout tenia mucho ruido de las personas y no se oía la música. Un tio nos dio una entrada libre para Indepedence por eso nos fuimos a esta Disco de Rock Alternativo cerca de Bilbao para nos divertirmos =).

Domingo! PAREN DE JULGARME! No, yo no fui a salir! Pero tan poco me quedé en casa…

----- English Version ----

This weekend I went out in very diversified places.

Wednesday: I went with Gregório and Domenica to the famous “Arguelles Underground”. We went back to TNT the Pub specialized on Power/Heavy Metal music. Because of the day of the week, it had very pour afluence but never the less it was a good place to go to.
We had no metro when we came back home so we did half of the city on foot! I got to see much more of that side of the city. From Arguelles to Atocha!

Thursday: I went with Teresa, Raquel, Daniel and Gregorio to see a show organized by the University for the youngesters. It was a mix of Pop/Hip-hop music from the vocals with a Jazz Orquestra. The name of these strange combination was “Ojo con la Mala”. It was different but good. Afterwords we went (without Gregório) to Madrid, near Sol to take some Sangria. Joyeria, the Erasmus meeting place, was too full so we decided to go to a disco near Plaza Santa Ana, Enbabia

Friday: There were some places to go. But I was fool to belive that the Mickael Jackson Tribute on disco Shangai would be the right choice. We waited 3 hours of comerical music to see a Guy dancing 5 minutes! 5 minutes that I lost because I decided I could get a drink and then enjoy some music from the Pop King. No music, just 5 lame minutes of some muscel tipe guy dancing. At least we got a good Picture in “Agentes de la Noche” website x))).

Saturday: Yes, 4 nights in the row going out. But hay! I’m an Erasmus student and I only have classes from Monday to Wednesday! And I work very hard you know!? STOP JUDGING ME! I have 18 hours of classes per week, when I had only 16 in U.Minho! So yes, I have my 3 days with 6 hours of classes. Very tiring. Continuing...

Me, Fernanda and Raquel ate in Teresa’s house. We went (without Raquel) to join Daniel in Sol, Madrid, for some Drum’n’Bass Dancing =p. I late discoverd that the Drum’n’Bass was only on Thursdays. And Saturday was a Elástico night, IndieRock music! The line was so big that we decided to go to Tribunal. Tuppeware also had a line and chillout was to noisy so we couldn’t listen to the Music. Someguy gave us a free entrance to Indepedence so we went to this Alternative Rock Disco near Bilbao to have some fun =p.

Sunday! STOP JUDGING ME! No I didn’t go out! But didn’t stay at home...

Momentos Blancos

Momentos Blancos

Que no hay prisa
el momento de espera.
No lo dejes morir
en la ansiedad de nos hacer compañía
que sea nuestra pareja.
Por otra parte, se niegan
a casarse con él de por vida.

Odiosamente, echo de menos
esos momentos en blanco
en medio de la multitud;
momentos de amor.

Enrollal del tiempo
de amor
lo malo que me hizo,
la pérdida de los momentos en vacío.
No detuve el tiempo
Los deje ir.

White Moments

That there is no stress
the moment awaits.
Dont let it die
in anxiety to make us company
to be our pair.
Moreover, refuse
to marry him for life.

Hatefully, I miss
those white moments
in a middle of the crowd;
loving moments.

Winding the time
of love
how bad it did me,
the lost of empty moments.
Not stopping time
I let them go.

Momentos brancos

Não haja pressa
que o momento aguarda.
Não deixemos o morrer
de ansiedade acompanhar-nos,
sendo nosso par.
Sobretudo, recusemo-nos
a casar com ele para a vida.

Odiosamente, sinto falta
de momentos em branco,
no meio de uma multidão;
momentos apaixonados.

Enrolando o tempo
em amor
que mal me fez,
perdi momentos vazios.
Não tendo sabido parar o tempo,
deixei-os fugir.

José Pedro Cadima
de/from "Sonhos a um Espelho"

En la lluvia

En la lluvia

Siempre a mi lado
debajo de la lluvia,
siempre debajo la lluvia!

Y yo, por mi paraguas,
protegido y libre
pero siempre preocupado.
¿Por vas debajo de la lluvia?

In the Rain

Always by my side
you go under the rain,
always under the rain!

And me, coverd and free
by my umbrella,
but always worried.
Why do you go under the rain?

À chuva

Sempre a meu lado,
vais à chuva,
sempre à chuva!

E eu, pelo guarda-chuva
coberto e liberto
e, no entanto, preocupado.
Porque vais à chuva?

José Pedro Cadima
*de/from "Sonhos a um Espelho"

13 dias...

Despedida da Sara
Despedida de Sara
Sara's going away

Festa de Erasmus!
Fiesta de Erasmus!
Erasmus Party!

A equipa "Campoenes" (eu escolhi o nome) ganhou a Gymkhana!
El equipo "Campeones" (yo escoji el nombre) gano la Gymkhana!
The team "Campeones" (I choose the name) gained the Gymkhana!

SOMBRERO!

O meu novo chapeu!

Mi nuevo sombrero!

This is my new hat!