Studying and Having fun!

It's been more than a week I don't write in my blog... but that is for a good reason: After my classes started I have no time for myself during the week, and on weekends I've been away traveling and having fun :)

So, the classes: I'm enjoying both of the Project Management courses I'm taking. The one in Stanford is lighter and easier... but the one in university of California is REALLY good! The instructor is great he knows everything about project management, and he is not just a theory guy, he worked for 30 years, so that's how good he knows his stuff. He gives us very realistic examples which makes it easier for us to understand.

I didn't start yoga classes... there is no time for that now, but I did start tennis classes, and I'm enjoying it. It's a pity I lost the first class, and i had to miss the last class to go to Coldplay concert, but it's ok... I will try to follow up with the rest of the girls.

We had a wonderful time in the past 2 weekends. Friday 3rd of July was holiday here, so we had a barbecue in our complex, it was fun, Vivi and I bought food for a whole army, hehehe, so it was a it expensive but we had food for 3 days after that :). The day after Rafa, Fernando, Andriana and I went to LA!!! So much fun! we went to Disneyland on Saturday, then we slept in LA, and had a little walk on Hollywood Blvd Sunday morning and then we headed to Universal Studios: SUPA COOL! :)



Last weekend, we had a Friday dinner in our house , Robi came too, it was nice but I had this huge headache, so I wasn't the nicest person on earth... hehehe But I did had fun after the medicine started making effect.
On Saturday we went cycling in Santa Cruz, and by mistake we found a great Brazilian restaurant Roberto knew about: loved it. I'm thinking of going there periodically... Santa cruz is just half an hour away, and you can enjoy the beach after having a feijoada! We rode our bikes until Capitola, easy and nice ride.
On Sunday we went to have breakfast in Palo Alto, a cute place which I don't remember the name... something Italian :). After that we went to Sanfran and did more than 20 miles on our bikes, from Robi's house to Tiburon, it was wonderful. I even felt from my bike (I'm not very good on using my brakes yet, hehehe) , so this week I have a very ugly hurt in my elbow: urght!






This morning we went to do our California ID's, I can't wait too see them!!!! :D


Today's new word: potty!

Thoughts:
- I NEED to get used to the automatic car... Argh, not easy at all to forget completely about the gears.
- Everyone says to me that things cost last here but... the supermarket cost MUCH more!!!
- How can i say fermento/lievito in english? My crostata was crappy without it!!
- It is true that people here are nice all they time. They talk to you in the supermarket, they compliment you when you go inside a store, they smile, say good morning to strangers... wonderful.
- Living 10 minutes from the office... another life!!!! Quite office? even better!!
- I thought we would get bored at the beginning... but NO! Actually we are "going out" every night, I still couldn't make ANY dinner in our new house.
- Actually I AM SHY!! When I don't know anyone well enough, I discovered I become that little 10 years old girl afraid to talk to people.
- TOO many things to see and to do! Not so many vacation days left.


San Francisco:
We began our journey on Saturday... We had to meet Robi at his house at 1pm... so we got up late, had late breakfast, video chat with my parents, video chat with Rafa parents and... Oh we are late! hehehe as usual. Got to Sanfran at 2pm... hehe. Robi is SO thin! I don't know if he has been exercising or not eating at all, but i found him thinner and taller! strange isn't it? From his house we went directly to the Washington square where the North Beach annual festival was. It was nice, good weather, young people, music, beer (it took us 1 hous to get our beers though). Then Luis arrived! And he looks like the same, except from the beard. It was so nice meeting all them.. here!

After the festival we went to Roberto's house again and... guess what? I slept! AS USUAL! heheheh, Rafa end Robi went to the supermarket to buy food for the dinner, and I stood there, sleeping for 3 hours!!!! Good... otherwise I wouldn't make it to go out after. We had Italian dinner in Roberto's wonderful place and went to the Marina after that. In and out to many clubs... it was nice but we didn't find THE club... the best one was the first we got in with live music and drunk people... but they couldn't find "patata" and it was the first so we left.

The morning after we went to have brunch at Pac Heights... a fancy place of San Francisco, it was nice. After that we went to pick Luis up at his house and here started the the most beautiful part of the weekend: Golden Gate, Marine County, Light House, Cliff house.... wow, all these places where wonderful! The sun, the nature, the beaches!!! LOVED IT!!!

I guess you can see that from the picture...


After all that we went to have dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Missions... it was good: Good company, good food. After that we came back to San Jose, and here we are starting a new week.

Our tourist guys! Thank yoooooooou!!