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read my profile sign my guestbook  Name: XTina Gender: Female Interests: working, sleeping, eating, reading, listening to music, talking about life Occupation: Consulting Industry: Business Message: message meEmail: email me Website: visit my website AIM:  RanmaRulez
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¡Madrid!I´m here in España enjoying the quaint capital city and walking my feet to the point of pain. Sunday: I landed yesterday from New York at 6PM and immediately made my way to the Retiro Park. This park is much much larger than Central Park in New York. It was both peaceful and lively at the same time. There is even a drum circle near the statue of Alfonso right by a scenic lake with paddleboats! I had thought that the drum circle was just an impromptu gathering of young people beating drums and dancing for fun randomly, but I found out later this is a regular occurence! It also pays to have culture/history at your disposal. The US is such a relatively new country that sometimes we think a building from the 1940´s is old. Historic statues/monuments in the park abounded...fountains...even a crystal palace where they occasionally showcase artwork! I will post pictures later! Today: Started the morning with free breakfast from the hostel! Toast and jam and milk, nothing fancy. Then, I headed to the Reina Sofia museum when I realized that the Prado is not open on Mondays. No biggie, there was plenty to see at the Reina Sofia. I think La Guernica is especially riveting to see in person. It´s ginormous, even bigger than the picture from my old Spanish class textbook! While I believe in maintaining an army and fighting for self-defense, war is still a terrible thing for all sides involved. The expressions and lines screamed of destruction and despair, all in stark black and white shades. I finally succumbed to my shopping impulse and went crazy at Mango, the Spanish clothing chain. I didn´t search for it, just passed one on my way to the Palacio Real (Royal Palace), and had to go in! I bought shirts including one that has a purple and blue bird on the front and ruffles in a strip along the back that sort of reminds me of wings or feathers, and one with black triangular patterns and beads on a purple background. These will be replacing a shirt I brought with me that I bought in India that I just realized is WAY too sheer! The Palacio Real is a real delight. The rooms are sumptuous, much better than any White House visit. There are perks to having a monarchy...there was even a large pharmacy on-site¨The Royal Pharmacy¨and also an armoury that had lots and lots of mounted knights on horses, all in beatifully ornate gear. Tons of religiously themed swords and shields in glass display cases. There was even childhood armor for some of the younger royalty...disturbing, but cute! The church dedicated to Mary right by the Palace is also amazing. The ground level murals and altar level were already impressive in more of a traditional Western sense, but as your line of sight moves up towards the domed ceiling, the layers get wilder and wilder in appearance. Bright colors in interesting patterns, even firebursts or flames and five-pointed stars and blue sky at the very top. ´ I´m going to dinner now, but will definitely update with pictures soon! Earlier, I ate patatas bravas, a tapas dish that´s basically like french fries with a twist - fried potato wedges with spicy sauce. The sauce was nothing compared to Mexican spices. It was sweet and red, reminded me of the Korean spicy sauce that you get to mix in with Bimbimbap. Good stuff! | |
NYUGuys, I'm moving back to New York in September and going to Saturday school at NYU for my part-time MBA. Please give me a ring if you're in town! You can follow my progress at: | |
humme: ahh my friend ____'s birthday is coming updunno what to get ____ Allison: a whoopie cushion that smells bad Sent at 10:53 PM on Tuesday me: great idea | |
BienvenidosHello esteemed readers of blackrose9, I welcome you back to the deep recesses of the blackrose9 mind. Hello, I am a friend of Christina's and am here to bring her blog back to life. One question that pierces the blackrose9 is... Would you rather be caught crying at work or farting out loud? | |
personality types of the candidateshttp://www.slate.com/id/2184696 Wow, it looks like I have the same personality type as Obama, the guy whose candidacy I'm supporting. Could that really be true? Apparently, "Champions" aka ENFPs are rather rare. Maybe there is a reason why I was ranked in the 99th percentile in terms of Extraversion in my Negotiations class that I took at MIT. After each round of negotiations, we were ranked by the people we negotiated with on a range of attributes, and this was compiled in a giant spreadsheet at the end of the class. | |||
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