Summer Blog #MyTravel

Once my vacation is Spain finished my mindset of vacation was over. The idea of forgetting about scholar duty could not stay in my mind longer, since I was back at home. When I thought that my vacation was over, and that I had to go back to the scholar mindset, my parents told me that we were going on vacation to Romania to visit some family, and to end up the summer in the best way possible spending quality time with the family.

When my parents told me the new I was shocked since I had not been there for seven years, therefore my first though was that it would be pretty different than the way in which I remembered it. The idea was to visit the family and spend two weeks gathering with old friends who live far away from us, but my main motivation for the trip was to see how the city in which I was born had changed.

When we landed in Timisoara, Romania, the climatic conditions were drastically different to Abu Dhabi's climatic conditions. The air was fresh, and some humidity made up an amazing atmosphere in which, taking a walk, and hiking were activities that could be done placidly. Most of the city showed many old buildings with historical meaning, although some places were not well preserved as some of them were half rebuild and half restructured. On the other hand the city was full of vegetation, and parks, that give the city a contrast, between the urban side, and the natural side.

Finally, one of the small but important details that I could notice in this city, is how open is the attitude of the people of Romania to learn languages from outside to make the foreigners feel more comfortable, when visiting their country. This fact surprised me in some way, since it is a quality that not all the countries have. Comparing this attitude to the attitude of the Spanish citizens, and services, they are totally opposite, having an attitude of arrogance if the foreigner does not know their language. 

Summer Blog post #My vacation

When I hear the word vacation, most of the time, the first image that crosses my mind, is the image of travelling around the world, and going to places where I have never been before, or places away from home. On the other hand, my parents' image of vacation is simply rest at home for endless days till the vacation is over. Being loyal to my philosophy of vacation, this summer I decided to go to Spain on vacation to see my friends from there, and to be in a different atmosphere for a short period of time.

First off, it was my first time travelling alone, without my parents, having to take all the flights at the right time by myself. At first I thought that it would be pretty confusing and stressful, but once I understood the way in which it is necessary to proceed when taking a flight, I realized that it was not a big deal. After I landed in Spain, my first thought was that nothing changed, everything stayed the same for a  2 year period of time. Not only the physical place, buildings, houses, landscape, but also my perception of the Spanish lifestyle, and my relationship with friends and family. In some way I felt like I never left that place, since after the first two days, being around the people I did not see for years did not feel like a new thing, it felt more like a thing that I kept doing for those two years that I left the country.

Visiting Spain has helped me to realize that I have an opportunity to choose where to study, while most of my friends do not. This fact has opened my eyes, encouraging me to put even more effort at school since not so much people around me has this opportunity. Overall my travel has given me a breath of fresh air, allowing me not to worry about the next scholar year.