It is such a cliché, but so true:
time flew by SO fast this year! It is hard to believe 2014 is only a day away.
2013 went incredibly fast, but when I think about it, a lot has happened this
year. Such a year deserves a good ending. This will be our first New Year’s Eve
celebration in Barcelona!
2013: THE END OF AN ERA AND A NEW
BEGINNING
What actually happened in 2013?
Master of Arts
This year, I graduated and received
my Master’s diploma. A great accomplishment, of course, but also an abrupt (but
not too unexpected ;) ) ending to student life in Groningen, which lasted 5
years. This might sound like a long time, but it could have lasted 5(0) more
years for me!
I started learning Spanish
I completed an intensive Spanish
course at the University. I have to say, I really have to start learning again,
even though I am surrounded with Spanish (but also Catalan!) every day. Spanish
really comes in handy here, to say the least, so I better continue next year!
I got my driver’s license
I started taking driving lessons in
spring, even though I wasn’t completely ready for it. I was terrified behind
the wheel and I didn’t even know where the brake was at first, but somehow
(how???), my instructor taught me how to drive. I managed to pass my driver’s
exam right before I was heading to Spain (about a week before!), so I have been
very, very lucky!
I moved to Spain
Probably the biggest event: moving
to another country. A crazy event, which I did not know how to prepare, but we
did it!
Moving to our new apartment in
Barcelona
After a few stressful first weeks,
we finally found our dream apartment in Barcelona. I still enjoy it every day!
CELEBRATING NYE IN BARCELONA –
GRAPES, CAVA AND RED UNDERWEAR
A special year deserves a special
ending. It will be our first NYE in Barcelona! We have friends staying with us
who came all the way from Germany and Holland. We haven’t decided yet where we
will be around midnight (fireworks aren’t that common with NYE in Barcelona,
people usually celebrate at home), but afterwards we’re gonna head to one of
the clubs at the beach.
So how do Catalans celebrate New
Year’s Eve? As I have been told, you will need grapes, cava and red underwear.
For good luck, you wear red underwear and eat 12 grapes, one grape with every chime
of the clock at midnight. And you drink a lot of cava (=Spanish champagne) of
course!
WHAT’S ON THE MENU FOR 2014?
Finding a job, obviously, but also
enjoying life in Barcelona as much as possible! I am looking forward to awesome
weekend trips, the first beach days, friends and family coming over… It’s gonna
be a great year!
Have
a great celebration and happy 2014 to everyone!!!
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