Molts d'anys / Tanti Auguri !!!!

Raquel: Te desitj un molt bon any i que cada segon que passi te serveixi per utilitzar aquesta energia que tens amb el que més t'agradi i no paris d'aprendre i créixer com a personeta.

Mireia: Una vegada més, MOLTS D'ANYS!! ànim amb totes les teves feines i disfruta amb el que fagis sempre.

Tamara: Tanti Auguri Tami!! Mi dispiace che non ci aviamo trovato dopo Jyväskylä, ma tu sei in la mia vita... Ti voglio bene!!

Health, Prevention and Rehabilitation in Soccer

I went to another congress right after Prague!! This time I went as a assistant (paying a lot actually) because it was organized by Isokinetic, a center for athletes where readaptators work there together with physiotherapists and doctors and so.

Once there I met Robert and Alberto, from INEFC, and Dr. Peirau and Dr. Pierre Puig (my tutor and a doc from CERS-Capbreton, in France) so we build a small group in the middle of 1000 assistants... Even though any of us had different interests was great being together. I wanted to create contacts from Italy in order to have possibilities to go there and get a job. I was success but personally it was not a good time.

Anyway, I enjoyed Milano and Lecco once more, both cities really beautiful with their fancy people and buildings. Also, the Lago di Lecco besides the Alps creates one of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. Then, if you taste an ice-cream near the lake you go thousands of km far away from the huge Milano.

Important weekend in my life. Definitely.

Student Conference in Prague

From April 10th to 13th a group of PhD students from INEFC (and me ;)) went to Prague for a Conference. Two of them prepared a paper to present and I helped them with the English language and the organization of the trip.

I'm still into my Master Degree, so I couldn't present any paper (even though afterwards I realized I could) but I didn't care... I discovered the way of going there and enjoy Prague, moreover: people & beer (amazing both of them!!). When we left Barcelona I was wondering how my mates would cope with the language there. None of them could speak English properly and some of them couldn't even understand it. Anyway, we all departed there with good mood and willing to have a great time!! Once there, I was the one talking almost anytime trying to manage the situation. I was successful actually! And after a couple of days they also were able to use Survival English...

In fact, we did have a great time. My friend Pavlína hosted me (really hospitality) in her tiny nice house. It was a pity that she worked so much by that time that we couldn't spend time talking about our life as much as we wanted. It'll be for the next time... Besides that, Katia also came from Bratislava after passing her DEA... CONGRATULATIONS!!! so we always had kind a guide in Prague because Pavel Landa, the conference organizer, also joined us.

Prague... Prague... I really wanted to visit this city. And I will go again because I liked the atmosphere there. I have never met any unfriendly Czech in Jyväskylä, Spain or wherever, I really think they (together with Slovaks) are very hospitality. Maybe that's because of their beer... Mamma mia!! The best beer ever!!

In sum, good people, good beer and better experience for everybody!

Setmana Santa a Mallorca

Amb feina per fer, però també amb ganes de descansar i de viure s'Illa, vaig començar ses vacances de Setmana Santa. Dimarts va ser un dia llarg començant amb es tren de Lleida fins a Barcelona i arribant a Palma a les 16:00, això sí sense cap incidència.

Jo volia desconnectar, agafar una mica d'aire fresc i gaudir de sa muntanya amb bona companyia. No només ho he assolit, sinó que a més he compartit més moments amb genteta trobada sense haver-ho planificat (eh? Kati, Marta, Toni, Noe, Ari...).

N'Andreu, n'Antonio i jo férem s'excursió fins a sa Font del Prat (1hora i mitja aprox) i acampàrem allà ja amb fosca negra. Hi havia poques energies per bauxa, encara que sí hi va haver temps per unes partidetes d'UNO. El se'n demà, després de carregar piles, decidírem fer una excursió desconeguda per tots noltros: seguir una antiga canal del s. XVIII amb es Puig Major observant cada passa nostra. Després de caminar un poquet més d'una horeta ens aturàrem a descansar i menjar davant d'una casa on també és un punt de trobada per caçadors i ciclistes de descens. Sa tornada cap al campament va ser molt més ràpida perquè frissàvem per recollir ses tendes ja que ses boires mos estaven avisant amb esquitxades.

Muntanya, anar a córrer vora la mar, jugar a ping-pong i a bàsquet... va valer la pena fer aquest viatge cap als meus orígens. Som molt afortunat de tenir aquestes oportunitats...