El Clasico. Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 2015

November 22, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

Logo of FC Barcelona

I’m now in Spain and it is not the first time I was able to feel an atmosphere associated with El Clasico, 2015 this time. Many people all around the world already know that football is tightly connected with life of ordinary people in Spain. Everyone’s hearts beat faster when they watch their local team playing, but there is this special event 2 times each year which is like clash of the titans. Two the best teams in Spain are playing with each other. This event may be perceived different by many: south vs north or Catalonia vs Spain. It is the match of stars, the most famous, the most expensive and the highest paid players in the world. El Clasico 2015 this November was watched by more than 400 mln people all around the world!

El Clasico 2015

This year both teams were full of great players. There are always big expectations when, so many famous and skilled people play against each other. This year however, it wasn’t so breath taking spectacle :/ Of course there were beautiful goals, but it was like Real Madrid tried to win with the Goliath and they really didn’t have much to say in that game. FC Barcelona has won 4:0 and we could watch goals of Andres Iniesta, Junior Neymar & Luis Suarez who scored two in the first El Clasico of this football season. More details about the game you can find for example on the BBC website. Do you know that Neymar is one of my two favourite players? I’ve been liking him since I lived in Brasil few years ago. On the other hand, Luiz Suarez is one of the most crazy ones, because he likes to bite other people, but he’s got skills and knows how to score goals.

To sum up, if you one day find yourselves in Spain while Real Madrid with Barcelona are playing, remember to cancel all plans which you may have already and just sit down in some pub and while eating delicious tapas & drinking something just enjoy the game or at least your food. Believe me, everyone around you would be doing the same! El Clasico is a feast in Spain.

Erasmus Friday party in Granada

November 16, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

Hello. Everything started during the week when I got to know about a small party being prepared in the flat of one of erasmus students. It was one of friends of Naya who was organizing. I liked the idea, so I instantly decided to go with her. It’s always good to from time to time go to a new place and meet some new people. Moreover drink somethning and try some new food. Although I didn’t know them I was sure that with Naya I’ll have a good time like always.

Erasmus Friday party

On Friday we bought some alcohol and in the evening we went to Naya’s friend who lives in our neighborhood, so we had a short and pleasant walk. On our arrival we were welcomed by few nice people who were already there, 90% of whom were Germans. The most shocking thing for me that evening was that they started to speak in very good Spanish with German accent! I’ve never before heard typical German person speaks Spanish. That sounded like a thing not to find in nature. I know that there are people who speak Spanish and German, but till now I always was meeting people who were learning both language since being an infant, so their mimic and sound were completely different. Anyway, nice to know how Spanish sounds in a German version. Anyway I Speak Spanish with Polish accent, which must sound funny too.
For erasmus Friday party we met in a flat of one of German friends. We had a good time in the living room and balcony listening to some music and having some drinks. Some other people were cooking food. Erasmus Friday party special were burgers, however they were not typical, they were vegetarian burgers, so basically some vegetables mixed together with some flour to keep that together. Lettuce and tomato to add some flavour and sauce or some hummus on top. Worth to mention is carrot too. A good erasmus Friday party can’t lack of a delicious dessert! This time they prepared a big bowl of a fruit salad. Yummy!

Mostly German students were around, but as well a lot of French students arrived and 2 Spanish which made an evening very unusual for me, because for the first time I was surrounded, by that mix of people. German parties are not my style, but it was really nice to experience one.

Install new system windows fast? How?

November 13, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

Last days I tried to download some files from torrents and I had a problem with the internet at home. My transfer stopped in the most unexpected moments. I wouldn’t be recommending Vodafone network to nobody here in Spain. The speed of the broadband is neither impressive nor constant. It has got 2 levels. I would call them ‘slow’ and ‘slower’. They say that in the city centre it works fine, but come on! I live not further than 2km away.

How to install new system windows fast if first I need to download it? Moreover I needed to download all files from my server to keep a copy on my local computer, but connection was not stable. I was desperate and asked my brother to download some things for me and put it in ‘dropbox’. Unfortunately that feature allows to transfer files of maximum size of 2GB if anyone wants more needs to pay, so I needed to manage alone, because it’s not worth to pay for a storage which is going to be used only once. I tried since Monday and finally on Thursday the internet connection started to work properly. Thanks God! Let’s see for how long.

Install new system windows. Start!

Finally having all files downloaded time to install new system Windows 8.1. Computer has got 2 disks, so the system goes to the SSD one which is small (128GB), but very fast. The other one 1T will be for other stuff. I created a bootable USB with UltraISO to install new system windows fast and easy. The next step was to install all drivers which came on an additional CD. After I added few extra programs, everything was set up and ready to play.

Next task accomplished. Now I plan to install WordPress multi-site and prepare a website for my father’s business. Keep reading and I’ll show you effects of my work.

First day at the gym

November 3, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

Hi. I promised to share with you an experience of my first day at the gym, so carry on reading if you want to know how it may look like.

All stared, like it usually does, with people around me who joined the gym and exactly from people who I live with. In my case, they influenced my choice of the place I would attend to. I was told that their gym does a special offer which lasts only till the end of October. Basically the rules were very simple. Whoever joins before the end of October pays only for the month of December and attend all classes, swimming pool and other facilities of the gym from the joining day. To put it out simply one month was for free and I am happy as well that I didn’t need to sign a contract, so I decide how many months I want to stay there 🙂 Membership in my case cost ?49,90 in Granada, Spain, but of course every gym will have it’s own prices, so you shouldn’t take that number as a guide. Just find the most convenient place for yourself in your local area. That would do for you. I’ve found already a cheaper one (?20) in the same distance from the place I live. It’s smaller and probably without a swimming pool too, but I plan to change for something cheaper as I will not have so much time to work out then, but I still want to take care about my well being.

First day at the gym

Actually I didn’t train on the day I signed up. I came a day after. On the first day at the gym I didn’t want to train too hard as my muscles are not prepared for a heavy work out. I decided to start from a treadmill to warm up and then surprise… One of the trainers working there approached me and told me I need a towel to keep my sweat in there. It’s not what you think! I didn’t look like a water fountain. I haven’t even get tired after an approximately 1 min jog. The boy was nice and explained me to go to his colleague at the reception called Inma and she would provide me with one. She did like he said, but just to be kind I told her it’s my first day at the gym and I won’t bother her next time. At the beginning it’s normal to don’t know things. I didn’t know that, although that wasn’t the first time in my life I joined the gym. I carried on my general work out, that means I was trying to use as many muscles of my body as possible, but with just a little weight. Finally I decided to focus more on my back muscles and biceps adding some shoulders exercise. Till today I feel in my body effects of that training, especially in mentioned earlier lower back muscles, so the rest time will extend till tomorrow morning.

I got to know some staff working there, I got to know machines, now I need only to be persistent 🙂

3 gym benefits you should consider

November 1, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

Gym as a way to happy life

Hey everyone! Have you been thinking recently about doing some physical activity? It is definitely better for you if you have. Why? Although there is many ways to be active I will focus here on joining the gym and I will give you 3 gym benefits.

3 gym benefits explained

Accessibility
The first of 3 gym benefits is its accessibility for most of the people. Nowadays there is not only one, but probably a few in your local area. You may find them by asking your friends where they work out or doing some research on the internet. Each bigger gym should have a website full of useful information where the most interesting for you should be the price of their membership plans and what’s included in each one. Ideally if you find one which suits you the most. This way you won’t be paying for extras you would never use.
Classes with professional teachers
Second benefit of a gym are people who may prepare you a weekly or monthly plan of exercise. They are called personal trainers and their job is to take care about your body constant development in a safe way which will allow you to avoid injuries. This part probably sounded a little bit scary, but there’s nothing to worry about. All exercises performed well help you to avoid injuries in a long run. Personal trainers may make your membership cost a little bit more, but at the beginning it may be worth to have one. Moreover gym which has personal trainers usually offers different classes for groups too, so you won’t need to train alone. They have various names, like Zumba, Body Combat, Yoga, and they are all fun! Exercising with others will keep you motivated.
Your health
The last, but not least important of 3 gym benefits I would like to tell you about is your well-being. Doesn’t matter here if you are a complete beginner, someone who comes back to doing exercises after a long break or a person who trains regularly. For everyone it would have a long term health benefits. By taking care of your body it would take care about you. Moreover doing sports not only makes you forget about being tired every day and muscular pains, but as well it would have a positive impact on your mental health and good mood.

Join the gym today! Simple 3 gym benefits I explained for you above, but of course there is much more than that.

In the next post I will share with you my experience from my first day at the gym 🙂 Keep reading my blog.

My new blog Piotr’s World -> My new face

October 29, 2015December 19, 2015 PiotrekLeave a comment

My new blog Piotr’s World

Welcome

I’m Piotr and I started a photo blog more than a year ago. Why photo blog? I thought it takes a little effort and time to post a picture from time to time. I was absolutely correct about it. Moreover I had that new fancy camera, so I had plenty pictures to choose from. I took much more pictures than I published on my blog, but a few is there. I will publish a link to my previous blog in the end of this post. I created My new blog Piotr’s World, because I started to write comments to my pictures and at some point I published only text without picture, so I made a decision that a blog in wordpress is much better for me, because it may become more popular here and I may have more fun interacting with people.

Why on my new blog Piotr’s World I made an allusion to a face? That’s very simple and funny. My girl was making me look younger and more beautiful! It is something very appropriate for upcoming Halloween. Have a look. lol

Then today I found an appropriate hosting for my blog which was affordable and reliable and I can start to write:) OK, actually I found a different one more affordable, but I had a chat with customer service of this one and they allowed me to get it a bit cheaper than normal price, so I pay the same what was supposed to pay for the other one, but I have faster server and better support. How good is that! I recommend it for all of you for a start, because it’s fast and reliable with great customer support: Hosting SEO – www.seo-host.pl

Now I’m in Granada, Spain. If you’re interested in that city follow me here and I will let you know what is worth doing and what is better to avoid.

I promised as well the link to my previous photo blog. You may have a look, but be prepared that this one is going to be completely different than My new blog.
Ex blog here: http://piotrsworld.blogspot.com/