Carito Cariño!!!!!

I met Carito exactly 2 months ago, my first day in Barcelona.

Everything was going bad that day, but not only did she cure my headache, make me feel better about the disaster with the apartment, and help me set up my spanish phone. Not only did she do all this. She tought me the essence of life, in 2 months I have been going to “spiritual-school”, “being present school”, “acceptance school” “breathing school” and I feel like a different, better person thanks to her.

We were walking down a big street a few days ago, singing together “I can see clearly now the rain is gone…” and all of a sudden she stopped and pulled me into a church that I hadn´t even noticed in my forward thinking-goal oriented mind. We walked into this amazing plaze, with a small garden with a waterfall, birds, flowers, paintings, the must beautiful music and a sense of peace just started flowing through my body. I have realized there is a big difference in looking, and really looking. I used to look, but not see. She taught me to stop and breath, anytime, anywhere and see all things around me. The beautiful smell, the beautiful music, the smile of an old lady, the laughter of a child.

She has taught me to be thankful, and to literally stop and say thanks. If she sees something beautiful, if a firework is blowing up in the sky while she is saying Salud, she stops, looks up and says; Thank you. If there is only one size left of her favorite dress, she says; Thank you. If she hears the church bells ringing while she is doing Yoga, she says; Thank you. If the sun comes out on a rainy day she says, Thank you.

She taught me that we are all made up by two parts, LOVE and EGO, and she taught me to recognize the EGO and gently push it away, like clouds passing by. Say hello to them, recognize them for what they are, and then letting the wind take them away. Eliminate bad energies, bad feelings, jealousy, fear…

Tonight she is going to Ibiza to work for a while, the whole summer actually, and I´m devastated! My Daila Lama is leaing me with my new found knowledge to try to practise it by myself. It´s like being a child and letting go of your moms arm first time you´re going to walk, alone.

To be present, aware, feel and let your energies be what they are – dynamic forces that need to be let out, dare to cry, dare to love and dare to be vulnerable.

I always say people come into your life for a reason a season or a lifetime. She is definitily a reason, there was something that wanted us to meet, I think we were destined to meet. The most strange part is that I had no idea she existed just 2 months ago! Today I can honestly say that if I´ll have a baby one day – She will be the godmother.

Her energies are not talk, they´re not something fake, it´s not something temporary. This is a person who has understood what life is about, and she is light years ahead of the rest of us.

To imagen that she was born in Buenos Aires 2 days after I was born, and that we almost 27 years later found eachother, is really giving me the chills on my whole body. It´s so amazing and it´s such a blessing.

TODO LO QUE VENGA, SEA SIEMPRE PARA MEJOR.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS, WILL ALWAYS BE FOR THE BEST.

THANK YOU.

Real Madrid Organized?

Holis….

Had some interesting experiences yesterday that confirmed this countrys strong strong football rivalry. Barca and Real Madrid hate eachother. The name Real Madrid tastes like 1 month old milk to a Barca fan, and vice versa.

I got a call yesterday, from someone at Real Madrid. Nothing important really, just an affect of some brainstorming at a football event the other day. I was actually really chocked they called, and
I shouldn´t have told  my darlings here in Barcelona.

I made the big mistake of telling my friend “Hey, they seem so organized in Real!” (Cus they DO!!!)
After that followed a 20 minute speech of why Real sucks and Barca rules… 

Phonecall 1; “Jenny, what´s your relation with The Merengues?”

Phonecall 2 “Listen, this is a tragedy, U obviously havent learned the rules, THE RULES, no communication between Barca and Real unless it consists of words like FUERA, PUTA MADRE, LOOOSERS e.t.c”

Phonecall 3 “So, I have this friend, who sometimes shows up in the middle of the night and remove people from their bed and dump them in the ocean”

Phonecall 4; “We have to talk”

All the time I was just laughing, and quickly removed my MSN subject from “Call from Real”, to “Forza Barca”

The passion here, it´s amazing.

Que pasa?!?!

To know languages is the absolute most important thing if you plan on experiencing cultures and different parts of the world. To have money, friends to guide you or study the city means nothing if you dont know the language.

I know some spanish, I definitily know more now than 2 months ago, but today I felt soooo stupid when I didnt understand what the presenter said at the award show I went to with a friend. I have to mention he spoke katalan, which IS different from spanish, BUT still I felt like the biggest nerd in the world grabbing on to words here and there trying to puzzle them all together.

I am a swedish now-days due to the sun almost blond woman so I have enough to defend without the language barrier. Today was a challenge.

I felt even MORE stupid afterwards when me and my friend were standing with 4 katalan guys/men from the ceremony. Telling from the way they were joking and my friend trying to defend herself and desperately trying to convince them she did in fact have a brain in addition to her two boobs…. I took 2 steps back and decided to talk to an american DJ instead.

Being able to talk, defend yourself, promoting yourself, explaining yourself, asking, giving your opinion must be the mot important asset we have, and I KNOW how I look at people who can´t speak swedish even though they live there… You have got to know th language. English is NOT enough. 

Having said this I will go to sleep. I have had my brain on 150% non stop today, trying to understand what was happening around me all the time…