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Whoa! Congratulations mateSafeBet said:Outside of here I've published my first book. It's called Lo scrittore di lapidi (which would sound something like The tumbstone writer in english).
Obviously it's written in Italian, so I fear most posters here won't be able to read it. My italian mates will be able to get it from here: http://www.edizionilagru.com/lo-scrittore-di-lapidi
Can't say I'm making a career out of it at the moment, but it feels good
The Hitch said:Congratulations Safe bet. From the things you've revealed about yourself on the forum before you seem like a really cool person.
Eshnar said:Whoa! Congratulations mate
SafeBet said:Outside of here I've published my first book. It's called Lo scrittore di lapidi (which would sound something like The tumbstone writer in english).
Obviously it's written in Italian, so I fear most posters here won't be able to read it. My italian mates will be able to get it from here: http://www.edizionilagru.com/lo-scrittore-di-lapidi
Can't say I'm making a career out of it at the moment, but it feels good
Afrank said:That's really cool! Congrats! Let us know if an English version comes out at any point, would love to read it.
Christian said:Well it's the beginning of a new adventure for me.
First I am going to Madrid for a week, to do research at the National Library. Despite my field of studies I have only been there once for a weekend, so I am excited to get to know the city a little better. Besides my work, my plans so far include the Museo Reina Sofía, the Cortes and the Casa Lope de Vega. I am also planning to do a day trip to Toledo and visit the Alcazar.
After that it's a short stopover in Lisbon and straight to Praia, the capital of Cabo Verde. I will be spending three months there doing an internship. I have no idea what to expect, it will be the first time for me to Cabo Verde, and Africa in general. But I am happy to be able to go and I'm sure it will be an exciting time. While I am there I am hoping to explore the island that I am on (Santiago), and also some of the other islands. I also want to take classes to learn Creole, partly for fun, but also as a way to get to meet people and be able to communicate on a basic level.
I have no idea what the internet situation will be like, but I probably will have to cut down my time on the forum a bit. Watching races will probably be impossible. I have read someone's blog online who went mountain biking in Cabo Verde and wrote about it. He said you need to have a good sense of orientation and be sure to bring enough water. I obviously won't bring a bike, but I'll definitely look for a company that may be offering guided tours and rental bikes.
Cheers,
Christian
You'll know when you're getting bored, it's when you start truing the rental bikes' wheels.Christian said:Thanks BigMac and Tricycle Rider! I'll be looking out for those funny noises
CONGRATS!Christian said:Hey guys. Happy to announce I just passed my master's thesis. Now on to the real world and hopefully finding a job soon-ish