miércoles, 22 de septiembre de 2010

The White Rabbit Vs. The First Spring Rain


It's raining. A lot.

I got wet walking home from pilates... but I don't really mind.

It's the first spring rain, and one of the good ones... that kind of rain that feels almost warm... and without wind, so I can keep my window open and watch a huge amount of water fall from the sky without getting wet at all :)

The sound is so loud! It's amazing...

Right now it seems like the sun wants to say hi!, even if it's still raining (a lot).. maybe I'll see a rainbow!! :)

Thanks rain, we needed you... we missed you all winter.

This white rabbit stays in its hole and watches the rain fall down.. happy spring to everyone! :)

jueves, 9 de septiembre de 2010

The White Rabbit Vs. Forgetting the Car


My car (named Kito) and I have a very open relationship... our agreement consists in: I take him everywhere, so he can get to know new places and connect with other cars... and he allows me to drive him without complaining about how little manteinance I do to him (my mom actually takes better care of him than I do)...


I admit that sometimes I have little consideration of his needs (like the time I used him like if he was a pick-up for a week in Cordoba mountains... with 9 guys all over the seats and the trunk) and sometimes I leave him sleeping outdoors because I'm too lazy to open my garage...


But I feel I need to apologize to him about last night... It's not the first time I do something like that to him, and I know I probably made him feel bad and unwanted... I'm so sorry Kito... I love you!

martes, 7 de septiembre de 2010

The White Rabbit Vs. The Cell Phone

My cell phone decided to go MIA (missing in action) last thursday... I'm afraid it was because he heard me saying that I wasn't gonna use him in Germany, I don't know, the thing is that he left me...


Of course, with my distracted mind, I noticed he was missing like two hours later... and even then, I thought I might forgotten it in the car... well, I didn't forget it... The next day I got a text in my mom's phone asking me for money to give me my phone back (It was the cheapest phone you can imagine, and old too, but I loved it!).. I actually considered it, but I decided to suspend the line so the guy (from now on, the "thief") wouldn't spend more credit...

The White Rabbit Vs. The Visa

- OECHSLE S.A. 
(WTF? Is this a company with the consul's last name?)

- Hello, I need to speak with the German Consulate in Cordoba..
- Just a moment.. 
(OMG the consulate is in a company's office! this is weird)

- HELLOOO??? 
(I present you to the old-crazy-consulate-lady)
- Hello, I'm calling just to make a quick question about the internship Visa...
- YOU NEED TO COME HERE WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPERWORK
- Oh, wouldn't a scan document be enough? I'm waiting for my paperwork from Germany, and they will send me the Vorabzustimmung...
- WHAAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. COME HERE WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPERS!!! I DON?T ANSWER ANYTHING BY PHONE KID!! 
- Ok, just one more question... is there a chance that the Vorabzustimmung allow me to accelerate the Visa process and give me a Visa before October 18th?
- WHATT? NO, THE VISA TAKES THREE MONTHS AND I CAN'T TALK TO YOU ANY MORE JUST COME IN PERSON WITH ORIGINALS!! BLA BLA BLA BLA BLA
- Ok, thanks, have a nice day...
(click...)

Well this was "Visa phone call attempt n° 1"... I made a total of 11 attempts, between Cordoba's Consulate and the Embassy in Buenos Aires.. until I finally found a nice lady that understood the importance of the "Vorabzustimmung" and suddently asked one of her work partners about it...


miércoles, 1 de septiembre de 2010

The White Rabbit Vs. The Plane Tickets

I'm so excited about this that I'm annoying everyone, here and in Germany! Giving me the chance to annoy 10 people in a single mail list is just a bad idea... I started spamming all of them with questions about themselves (I never asked about what animal they'd like to be, maybe that's just personal) so I can get to know the team a little better... they haven't answer yet.. but they will sooner or later :)


I've already been looking for plane tickets, luggage regulation for the airlines, trains schedule... I'm really a Google person (can find almost everything there hehe), so this week I decided to compare the online tickets with the ones that travel agencies sell... and...
Unbelieveble! 200 dollars extra for the same flight just because I'm buying the tickets the "traditional" way?? Not a chance... so I decided to make the reservation online.. all fine and dandy so far...