On Airports and Freddie

The reason for my increased concern about my assignments? I missed a few days due to a short holiday in sunny – well, warmer – Madrid. Although I now have some catching up to do, it is not a stressing matter. After all, I got to rest and enjoy myself in Spain. And that is what is so important about investing your time into anything – it is not going to work out that well unless you take a break from time to time. Do something fun, something new, something silly. Or just stay home and read a good book. So what do I do to make my time more well-rounded (how proper from a former IB student, isn’t it)?

Of course, being an adult, my primary concern this year was to find a source of income so that I could actually finance some fun, cultural experiences I would like to get. After some job hunting and even succesful interviews, I decided that at least for the time being an occasional well-paid opportunity is the right thing for me. Therefore I continue with my job as a babysitter to two sweet little kids and I also work for a travelling agency and pick their clients up at the airport to accompany them to their hotels. I truly cannot complain as these are very flexible and allow me still to focus on my studies in the first place.

It is now time for the not-so-revealing advice – save up money and get yourself some culture, dear readers! In the past few weeks, I saw the performance of the amazing opera Figaro’s Wedding by Mozart, put together by the National Theater. What is more – sorry to all the classic music chums – I had the incredible opportunity to go to the concert of Queen and Adam Lambert. Seeing and hearing Brian May and Roger Taylor live along with the perfect choice for Freddie’s successor, Lambert, was an unforgetable experience and worth the money I spent on the tickets. Both of these events I experienced with a friend with whom we are also planning to see Shakespeare’s Julius Ceasar performed in London in February with Ben Whishaw cast in the main role. I cannot but mention the upcoming concerts of the Charles University choir of which I am part of. On Friday 17th of November we are going to pay our respects to the students who died fighting for freedom against both the Nazi and the Communist regimes. I am sure I will see many of you both near Hlávkova college and at Albertov.

So be a little frugal, save some money and then enjoy the fruit of that work because it makes the life of a student so much more exciting.