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Today my throat is a mess, the temperature changes in my room are not doing me any good. The current sound of Barcelona is dominated by raindrops so I am adding my own sounds to this natural orchestra to create the perfect rainy mood. Let me introduce you to a legend with a peculiar posture, meet Bill Evans.
Bill Evans – My foolish heart
The Village Vanguard Sessions (1973)
Video recorded at the Vanguard Sessions in 1964
I have only known my new housemate Daneff for about ten days but I have grown very fond of her in this short time, she’s a psychologist so we share a lot of strange analytical interests, we also share meals and great conversations and I am really appreciating her company.
So, when Daneff and her Argentinian buddy Martín were here Monday night, getting ready to leave for Sevilla, Daneff took the responsibility of introducing me to this new friend and it went, traduced to english, like this:
“She’s Polish but she doesn’t drink beer, she lives in Sweden but she always thinks it’s cold.. and she’s supposed to be European but she’s warm, close and loving like a Latina.”
Haha.. Nice summary, Daneff. Ya ven, te extraño!
Went to a charity cocktail party hosted by my friend today. It started with sushi, wine and mini muffins but eventually the place turned into a club and I stayed to dance for a while which was a lot of fun. Now I really need to sleep but I’ll write more about the project soon, it’s a very nice idea. Goodnight.
I found Kafka (The Metamorphosis, 1915) in Spanish in the bookshelf of my new apartment and I decided to give it a try. So far it has been quite confusing but also amusing and I’m still hanging in there.
I love big bookshelves filled with books left behind by random people and I always look for them all over when travelling. Now, the fact of actually having one, filled with gems I always wanted to read – in the language I want to practice, in my own livingroom is really just another reason for not wanting to leave this magical city.
I love the fact that the choices I need to make now all are realities I really look forward to engage in. Now it’s just about deciding what alternatives I actually have and choosing the most exciting and fruitful one and see to which other places and alternatives it takes me.
I don’t agree when people tell me that I’m lucky to be encountering new opportunities all the time. I am thankful and happy about having the possibility to travel and move and search, but there are always alternatives, possibilities and choices. And with the risk of sounding pretentious, I do want to state that it is a fact that is general for most people, and that you just need to choose to look for them and dare to jump on that moving train when it passes by instead of letting life get in your way. If you enjoy change, that is. Change and development and new experiences.
