Amazing Race with Ryan Air: Part II

I'm on the plane with only 5 minutes to spare... on my way to Milan! Why do I always cut it so close?

What a Stressful Week!

This week has been pretty crazy.  I think, after it's all said and done, I will have done 4 presentations and two papers!  But, it's almost 1:30 am and I'm pretty much done.

Goals for tomorrow:

• Get through Digital Marketing Class at 9:00
• Make final edits on paper and presentation for Social Entrepreneurship from 10:30 - 13:00
• Turn in my paper, present my Social Entrepreneurship Project on Patagonia, and sit through class from 13:30 - 14:50
• RELAX AND CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF FIRST TERM!!!

I also promise I'll upload photos and comments from the last leg of my previous trip.  After all, I leave for Eastern Europe on Saturday morning and wouldn't want to get too far behind ;)

One More Day!

Two classes and a presentation and then it's the weekend!

Google Application

I finally sent in my Google Application!  I applied for a position in Mountain View, California in Google's Rotational Associate Manger Program.

http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/answer.py?answer=141377

Some exciting things have been happening that I like to think are a little more than coincidental.  A few weeks ago I met a woman who worked at Google here in Spain.  We were at a club and I just happened to start talking with her.  After I left the club, I went directly home and searched Google's Job site were I found the position.  Shortly thereafter, my professor of Digital Marketing told us about one of his students who worked for Google in Ireland.  I approached him after class and told him that I am fascinated with Google.  Before I new it, I had an email waiting in my inbox from the executive in Ireland.  I just emailed him my resume and told him that I would be traveling in Ireland later this month.  My hope is to grab a cup of coffee with him and pick his brain about Google.

It would be an accomplishment just to get a call back, so keep your fingers crossed!

SOOO Much Going On!

I have been terrible at updating the blog recently!  That is because I have been incredibly busy with school.  We had a final last night in Debating the World Economy.  Unfortunately I did not know that we were allowed to use a computer to type the final.  So, I wrote the whole thing.  Because of the time limit, I hadn't answered the last essay when the time was up.  As a result, I had to bullet point the last essay.  The professor seemed to think that I would be fine though.

I am happy to say that in 10 days I leave for Eastern Europe!  I will be going with my Brazilian friend, Luiggi, to Croatia, Romania, and Turkey.  I am excited to see a part of the world that is far less traveled than the hot spots of Europe :)

Some Picture Updates from my trip to Ribeira, Corrubedo, and Corcubion

Sorry for all the pictures, but they'll give you a taste of what I saw!

What do you see in the picture above?

I see a shark...

The above pictures were the first secluded coastal spot that I found while trying to find Las Dunas.  This is also your first glimpse of the Silver Stallion! And finally, there is one picture of a dog that I met along the way.  I felt so bad because it was clearly injured and lost.  I almost put him in my car and drove him to the city, but I thought that might be dangerous.  Anyways, this was the start of my beautiful coastal journey...

Below is a picture of my first swim in the Atlantic!

Take a look at the old post about my walk with Jose if you want to get a better mental image of what I was seeing and doing :)

Las Dunas!

Below are a few pictures of my drive along the coast.  It was so much fun having a car!  I was headed to Finisterre to see the end of the world! (According to the Romans)  Anyways, one final note about this car ride was that the 30 minute road leading into Corcubion was empty and super windy (lots of curves and sharp turns).  Needless to say, it was my own personal race track!

The end of my race track... I think ;)

The pictures below were from when I finally reached Corcubion, the city just before Finisterre.  My hotel was very nice and comfortable... So comfortable that I almost didn't wake up in time for sunrise at Finisterre.  (Thanks dad for the random phone call that woke me up!)  All of the following pictures were taken from outside the hotel or from my room!

It had been a great journey up to this point!  I miss it already!

Santiago de Compostela

The city of Santiago de Compostela had a very unique charm to it, BUT... I hated it at first!!!  I got lost for about 1.5 hours before finding my hostel.  I must have been really tired or something because instead of looking at my map on my phone, I was looking at the street name list directions.  And for anyone that has been to Spain, they know that not all street names are posted!

Anyways, once I found my hostel I headed straight for the Cathedral of Santiago de Comopstela.  I found, what I at first thought was "the beautiful side" of the exterior.  It was incredible.  After spending some time outside, I decided to take a look at the inside only to find that the inside was even more incredible than the outside.  There was this giant alter made of gold in the middle of the cathedral; but, unfortunately, the picture shown below doesn't look at all what it looks like in person.

If you can ignore the man in the lower right, you can kind of see the ornate detail of the alter... Again, my camera does not do the alter justice

Anyways, I exited the Cathedral in a different way then I came in.  And to my surprise, I ended up in the main plaza (the prettier side of the Cathedral).  This was particularly cool because I was already blown away and to see something even more beautiful than I had already seen was a great treat.

The plaza was full of people that all looked very happy and excited.  Apparently I came at a time when many people were completing the Camino de Santiago de Compostela.  This is a sort of pilgrimage that has occurred for over a thousand years where people from all over Europe walk hundreds of miles and finish at the Cathedral.  In fact, the path has a seashell logo because the routes that people take resemble that of a seashell...

Overall, Santiago was incredible, I ended up wandering around the city for the rest of the day.  And, coincidentally enough, to end the night, I found mariachis playing "Cielito Lindo." This was the second time in a month and I couldn't have been happier!