Fyn er fin

I think -strictly speaking- you cant really say you have been to a country, if all you have seen of that country is its capital. Yes, of course the capital (and any other town or city) is somehow a sample of the national reality, but you get a better and more accurate picture, once you have been to the country side too. After all, to some extent, all capital cities around the world tend to the same things: crowds, traffic jams, fast food chains, tourists, pollution, rush hours, etc.

Last weekend i learned more about the Danish soil laying beyond Copenhagen. I crossed the Storebælt bridge and set foot on Fyn for the first time.

We joined Jonas' parents at a summer house in a small island called Helnæs and had a wonderful time driving around in the area, stuffing ourselves with great food (as usual), swimming in the warm (errrr) sea waters, kayaking, (alright it was just like 3 minutes), fighting stubborn flies (these flies must see people very rarely, so once they find you, they wont let you go.. the bitches are fearless!!), mingling with all the different species of spiders in the room, eating fresh cherries, shooting pictures, having icecreams, spying on frogs, and last but not least, being eaten by mosquitos.

Our tour included stops in: Bøjden, Fåborg and the beautiful Egeskov Castle.

After this short trip, I feel more entitled to say I have been to Denmark and i definitely second that old saying.. Fyn er fin.

You know you are in Denmark when..

a) Your boss sends an email saying its too warm outside (28-30°C), so everybody can go home at 15:00. The PS reads: They forecast a sunny thursday too, so please bring your bathing outfit tomorrow cause we are going swimming at 12:00.

b) The 'swimming' thing ends up including: A sailing tour and an open account at a trendy bar in a posh beach in Copenhagen.

(to be continued..)

Btw, please note that these things do not apply to me (as i am currently unemployed), but to my boyfriend.

I only have two words to say: Lucky Bastard!

Just a small and tragic update...

Bike 3 - 0 Angie

WTF?!?

After 12 days on a bike..

The bill:

2 scratches and 4 bruises on my legs
2 bruises on my hands
1 scratched elbow
1 very screwed up coccyx (tailbone)

The score:

Bike 2 - 0 Angie

Well well well, as they say.. she who laughs last, laughs best!!

Reloaded

New country
New address
New language
New transport system
New time zone
New friends
New life
...

New template was a must!

Beyond the World Cup

I think it would really be a betrayal to the feminine gender if i didnt make a post like this, so here it goes...

I have been into football for a couple of years now, i really like the game itself and the fuzz and festivity around it. I followed the national league at home, the Confederations Cup, the Libertadores Cup, lately the World Cup, and im definitely looking forward to get into the danish league here.

However, the game just got much more interesting once i discovered that, apart from the enourmous entertainment that a great display of technique talent provides (especially when accompanied by beers and snacks), you can also be very entertained watching good looking guys running around in shorts for 90 minutes (if youre lucky and they are too).

This World Cup was not the exception, there were many individual talents to follow up on during the matches. Ill take this opportunity to share my personal Top 5 WC Hotties:

#5 - Ruud Van Nistelrooij - Netherlands

I discovered this guy some years back and i dont remember how come. I think hes not the typical good looks but i really like him.



#4 - Oswaldo Sanchez - Mexico

Well, most of my friends were really surprised to know that i liked this guy so much. Hes definitely not my usual type but theres something about him that i simply love.



#3 - Carlos Bocanegra - USA

I dont know anything about this guy, apart from the fact that he plays as defender in the US squad. But hey, i dont need a lot of information to know that hes hot!



#2 - David Beckham - UK

I dont really care if he misses penalty shots, or if he has the craziest hair cut in the field, or if his nails are better polished than mine.. most of the times he still looks sooo good! Damn you Victoria!



#1 - Fredrik Ljungberg - Sweden

The absolut Number One! What can i say.. Ljungberg is just too good to be true. He has a great body and a face to remember forever. I could watch 10 games in a role if you promise he will be running around the whole time. Yummy!

Aldersrogade 37B

As of July 4th, thats my new address!

I gotta say that im not especially looking forward to have people asking for it, (unless its in written form, of course) because i cant pronounce the least bit of that Aldersrogade word.

But anyways... This is where i live with my lovely boyfriend! :)

The high tech vehicle, that you can see parked right outside the door, is my new transport system.. yeah baby! I have switched my car for a bike, and even when at the moment i am terrorising pedestrians and fellow bikers in Copenhagen, due to some technical difficulties* im experiencing with the annoying pedal breaks... IM LOVING IT!

*These technical difficulties could be better explained as follows: Most of the times i cant break with the pedals, so once i have panicked, i use my feet to TRY to stop the bike somehow. Yeah, exactly.. Flintstones style.

And the winner is...

The World Cup last games were definitely not the same without my really transcendent reviews and forecasts eh?.. to summarize i can say that:

1) Im very proud of the decision i made to support Italy & Portugal after Mexico & Sweden were out of the World Cup. Finally i had teams to follow all the way, which proves i am learning a thing or two when it comes to football.. I picked the World Champions and the 4th place.. not bad.

2) I have no clue of what Materazzi said to Zidane on sunday.. but in any case, i think french guys over react :p

3) While i was watching the Portugal-Germany game, i had a moment of brightness, when this thought came to me: Had Mexico been the #1 in their group, and they would have been playing Germany on saturday! Damn it!

4) A piece of advice: If you ever feel like supporting Italy in a football game, dont come to Copenhagen to watch it.

5) I am missing the games and excitement already! Couldnt the World Cup be every 2 years instead?

6) Until South Africa 2010..

Italia Campeoni Mondiale!!!

Continuity takes over..

Well.. I had to follow up the mexican newspapers for a couple of days but finally theres a result: Our new President elect is Felipe Calderon, PAN. Yeeeeessss!!!

To surprise the crowd -or not-, the PRD candidate is not acknowledging the result and is calling for demonstrations all around the country, demanding to have the Electoral institution to count each vote again and yada yada... according to him and his records, his party won the elections and therefore, he should be recognized as new president.

No wonder he didnt want to sign that respect agreement with the rest of the candidates during the second debate.. But seriously, what the hell with this guy?! why does he have to be beyond any kind of law!? when is he going to stop or WHO will stop him?!

Even crazier is the fact that he still gets people (yeah okay, some are being paid to do it, but still..) to go waste their time at stupid senseless demonstrations... I think its tragic to see images of people crying because that dictator didnt win!

Theres a saying that comes to my mind whenever i see these things: We get the government we deserve.

I am quite sure that Superman and Spiderman arent fighting to rule a country with the level of education, annual income and prosperity that we have..

Its so easy to manipulate people when the average education is only 9 years of school. Its like youre trying to explain economics and politics to kids that are around 12 years old! Thats the people who vote. Thats the people who decide who leads the country. Thats the people who cry when their cartoon superhero loses the elections.

I wish everything was as easy as choosing the right candidate, and having one leader to blame for everything that happens in the country. I think thats one thing we tend to forget, whoever sits at the presidential chair will not be The Messiah coming and rescuing us from years, decades and centuries of misery tradition.

It will take a long time before we can reverse many years of bad practices, before people gets educated and can demand more and better because they deserve it.

Si No Votas..

I know im a liiiittle bit behind schedule here, but please bear with me..

My last sunday in Mexico was not stressy only because i had to pack my bags, clean up my room, buy some things and say bye to my friends and family. It was also Elections sunday.

After a very intense, long and annoying campaign, it was all over. The moment of truth was here at last. We would have a new President elect, and we could finally move on with our lives, without having to see more crappy ads on tv, streets, radio, newspapers, etcetera.

This election was historical (well, almost any election is eh?), the right (PAN) and left (PRD)wings had an equal and real chance to win the presidential election, something that had not happen ever before in Mexico. One single vote could make all the difference.. and of course i couldnt leave without doing my part. In the end, if left wing populism was chosen to rule our country.. i did not want to be held responsible!

As predicted, the difference between the two first candidates was so small that they couldnt name a winner before i left. The only satisfying thing is that i boarded the plane with a brown thumb, and with that, i bought my right to say whatever i want :)

This is it

I have finally finished closing everything at work.

Today is my last day in the office, tomorrow is my last day in Mexico City, and this is most likely, my last post in Mexican territory.

From all the things i feel... I dont know what to write! To cut the long story (very) short: I am SO HAPPY!

Ill have to come up with a better post once i have chilled out a bit.. at the moment, Stress is my middle name.

2 days and counting.. :)


PS. Oh by the way, I just really have to comment on this.. What the hell happened today in Frankfurt? I am in shock! I thought the final was already set.. Brazil is out of the WC in Quarter Finals? No doubt the world is coming to an end soon...