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Microwaves
This week I purschased a new microwave oven (Sharp R-1505LK) because apparently my old microwave oven was leaking. My old microwave (Kenmore) was a gift from a former housemate and it was about 10 years old. The way I figure it was leaking microwaves was because when I turned it on, my Dish Network signal…
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Christmas in Albany
My trip to Albany was very fun. It was nice to see my sister and to meet all her friends. We spent the 24th at Fernando’s house eating Ajiaco, drinking Aguardiente and dancing vallenatos, salsas and porros which made the night very colombian-style. I forgot to bring my camera but my sister took some pictures.
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Merry Christmas from the Ugly Elf!
This year ugly Santa is not gonna be able to wish you a Merry Christmas, but instead he is sending one of his Elves to do so. You can even watch the ugly Elf dancing!
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Non-Stop Traveling
As if going to Spain for two weeks wasn’t enough, my sister worked hard to convince me to visit her in Albany for the christmas weekend. I started by looking for tickets Austin-Albany and they were about $500 and I was not willing to pay that much. But then I looked for tickets between Austin…
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Adventures in Spain
I started posting a few comments from Spain during my trip, but then it became more difficult to find internet access. Now I’m back in Austin after a very loooong flight back home and I’m very pleased to say that my trip was fantastic. I think Spain is a beautiful country with very nice people,…
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Trip to Spain: Toledo
Yesterday I went to Toledo with Idoia. You take the metro to the Mendez Alvaro station and from there you take a bus that takes you to Toledo in 1 hour. The city is amazing. Is a maze with streets facing all directions and with great buildings all around. There is a big cathedral, mosques…
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Trip to Spain: Madrid
Today I got to Madrid. The flight from Barcelona only takes hour and a half, but I spent 6 hours including trains, metros and airports. Finally I got to the Hostel in Madrid and I took a cold shower and then I called Idoia and met her and her friends (Monica and Vanessa) in the…
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Trip to Spain: Barcelona day 2
The flight to Spain was very loooooong, but everything work out very well. I arrived to Madrid at one of the old terminals and then had to take a bus to Terminal 4 which is new and works exclusively for Iberia. The terminal was very nice. Carolina was waiting for me at Barcelona´s airport. We…
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Trip to Spain: Episode II
In case you wondered about how expensive is to go to Spain for 2 weeks, here is my expenses report so far: – Plane tickets (Austin – Barcelona) $676 – Health insurance $30 – Plane ticket (one way Barcelona – Madrid) 47.9 € – 1GB SD memory for my digital camera $24.99 – Refurbished iPod…
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Requiem
Last night I went with Lucia to see an amazing show called Requiem perfomed on an abandoned building that Intel was building a few years ago, but never finished it. The show is very beautiful and dramatic and it has great music and lights. I highly recommend seeing it. I think tonight is your last…