Recovering from the festival

Recovering from the festival

When we were finally in the bus from the festival I felt relieved we were going home but I felt sick at the same time. I did not know what to do because I was supposed to go working the following days. Wednesday was not a normal working day – it was the anniversary of our restaurant and I wanted to work so bad. In fact, I already had a lot of discussions about this shift because I was supposed to work, then it changed and later on it changed again. It was special because we had live music there and also we were supposed to wear nice clothes and have flowers in our hair and makeup. In the bus, I was sure I wanted to go. The problem was that I was supposed to work from 10 in the morning until 11 in the evening. I realized that I was not able to do it. I felt so sad but I had to ask my manager about a day off because I had a temperature and I felt totally weak. She allowed me to do it. In the end I was not working at all and I had a whole day to rest. I can not even describe how bad I felt when we arrived to Prague. I knew I had no food in my fridge so I needed to do shopping. Moreover, I needed to buy some medicine. I was walking in Dejvická like dead with my big frame backpack and they were staring at me with a weird face in the pharmacy. When I arrived home I was not strong enough to be angry about the mess I found in my apartment. I don’t know what my roommates did, but it is terrible what they are able to do (the mess). When I arrived, the kitchen looked disgusting and everything was dirty and messy. I just went to my room and I was happy to put my backpack on the floor.

I felt ill and I was also exhausted because I did not sleep much in the bus. Firstly, I took a long hot shower. It was amazing. After five days at the festival I was extremely enjoying the bathtub and hot water. I stayed there for a long time. I felt much better afterwards. Then, it was time to eat something. I just bought some soup and I had a mango orange smoothie, which is my favourite one. I felt happy to be in my bed, with my sheep, movies and food. I was hoping that next day I could feel better. I fell asleep many times already – around 9 pm - while watching the serial and then around 11 and then again after midnight. I don’t know why I was waking up many times. When I was finally sleeping, my friend Serjio woke me up.

I did not regret picking up the phone because we did not see each other for a long time and I wanted to tell him everything about the festival and hear all the news from him. Time went so fast and when we finished talking it was already morning. I went to sleep and I woke up next day around lunch. The problem was that I did not feel better. I took some Modafen but I still felt weak. I was worried to work at the terrace because it is demanding even if I felt okay. Therefore, I did not go. I wanted to write a blog about the festival, but I felt dizzy while sitting, so I stayed in my bed. Later on we agreed on meeting together with Serjio. I was not sure if it was a good idea because I guess I was supposed to stay in my bed but I decided to go just for a while.

To meet him, I took a taxi. I have to admit that it was a great feeling to just take a taxi during the day. I wish I was a millionaire and I could always do it haha. Actually, even if I had a lot of money I would spend it better I guess. It was really nice to take a taxi because of my illness. Nevertheless, when we met we were talking and talking and talking. It looked like we did not see each other for ages. I had a good time and I almost forgot about my illness. Around 9 pm, we felt hungry so we decided to go to an Italian restaurant. Serjio told me about this restaurant already. Then, we went to the park with Luna. As always, we did not speak Czech and we did not speak Spanish neither. Although I am always happy to speak English. It already happened to me many times that while talking English with Serjio it was natural for me and I did not even think about that. During this evening I got to know many stories from his life such as how someone made him a tattoo and recorded him. When I heard how much he suffered I changed my mind and I will think about having a tattoo more. I don’t even know how it started but I am seriously thinking about getting one. I just have to come up with something special. I totally love Serjio´s tattoo. I could always spend a lot of time looking at it.

It was a great time and it seemed to me that I was almost recovered on Thursday. To be sure, I took some Mexican antibiotics and then Modafen. I was a little bit worried about working that day, but when I came to work it was all right. I was working with really easy-going people and I enjoyed it. It went fast and it was already midnight and we finished. This evening my friends came to Adelitas to see me – Matej and Lucka. I felt sorry that I did not have enough time to say Matej proper good-bye even though he is one of my best friends. He already left to Maastricht for Erasmus but I am sure I will visit him soon. I saw Lucka after 23 days because she was travelling in Malaysia. Of course, we did not have time to enjoy each other enough because I had to work. I hope I will see her more before I move!

After working I went directly home to rest because I still did not feel well even though I had a ginger tea that always helps me. On Friday, I was heading to the cosmetic studio and since I had some time after, I decided to see my friends in La Casa Blu. In the kitchen, there was again Cristian. I don’t know how it is possible but since I am back from France, there is always Cristian in La Casa Blu. I still haven’t seen properly Tomas (another chef). That´s why I need to go there again. It was nice to see everybody and it made me feel better. After this, I went directly to Adelitas.

After all the pills I took I felt like drugged. I was smiling all the time and I felt hundred percent better! This time I ate my favourite tacos Cochinita and I also tried Flan. I was working with a Slovakian girl Diana but it was her last shift because she is moving back. I like her a lot and we were talking about everything. When we finished, I felt like we should do something because I wanted to enjoy every minute at maximum. We stayed at work with Asya, Sorya, Josue, Ivan, Tomas and Fabian. I really love these guys. I can not describe it but they are always so friendly with a good mood. If I need something they always help me. Unfortunately, Sorya decided to go home and we went for “one” beer to Konvikt. Normally, if we go somewhere after working, we go there. This time, I had a lot of fun. I already felt good and Fabian was telling us many funny stories. It did not take us long time and we had already more than one beer. We were of course comparing some words from Czech and Spanish as always. We took some pictures but they are all in a bad quality. Later, Ivan convinced us to go to James Dean. We were there only me, him, Tomas and Josue. It was a great night! We finished really late. When we left James Dean, there was already light everywhere. I felt sorry for people who had to work next day…

Unfortunately, I felt hangover in the morning and I did not catch the train I wanted. I went later. I packed as many clothes as I could because I have only one week left in Prague. I was sitting in the train and I think I looked horrible. I did not have time to wash my hair, I just took some random clothes and I was hoping not to meet anybody. I never meet anybody on my way to Hradec. What a coincidence that I saw my friend! Firstly, I did not notice he was looking at me and then I saw him standing next to me and he wanted to take a seat. We put my bags up and we could talk. I felt ashamed but it was okay because my friend was late for the bus and he could not even breathe when I saw him. In the end, it was nice to see him because I just knew he started studying medicine but he could tell me more details about it. For last 30 minutes he even let me sleep because he needed to study. It was nice.

My mum picked me up at the train station and I was excited to be with her and my sister! Firstly, we were planning to do many things and in the end we did not do much. On Saturday, we had lunch together and then, I was writing on my blog for a long time about the festival. I felt exhausted on Saturday. I remember we went to the swimming pool with my sister, I was making egg paste but that is all. Since I did not feel well I was drinking tea all the time. We were also watching some movie with my mum and that´s all. On Sunday, we were planning to go to the theatre but my mum had a problem with her tooth. It started to hurt for no reason. That´s why we stayed at home in the first place. After the lunch we decided to go to the shopping mall. I needed to choose some coat or jacket to Amsterdam because I lost my last one at a party and I needed another one.

We did not even start looking for a coat or jacket and we immediately went to the jeweller´s. I totally forgot that my mum suggested that I could choose present for my graduation! I did not expect it at all. We just went to the first one and we were checking earrings and prices. I don’t know how it happened but we spent there 1. 5 hour! I am so indecisive. I could not decide which ones I should pick. I wanted to buy earrings in the first place. I ended up with two choices – nice expensive earrings that served for special occasion or nice not so expensive earrings with diamonds. I tried both at least four times. In the meantime I noticed a nice ring with a pink diamond. When I saw it I was sure it was the right one. At the moment, I found out that it is not so convenient to wear it but it looks amazing.

Then, I just needed to make a decision. In the end I chose the second one because I want to have silver earrings and I don’t want to take them off every day. I know that I am not able to take it on in the morning and take it off during the evening. That´s why I chose the silver ones with diamonds that I can wear every day. I was already happy with my choice. I just wanted to check necklaces also. When we saw a key pendant with my mum we knew I was going to buy it. When I was younger, I was crazy about keys. I had them on my neck, on my hand and also earrings. This one was amazing. The problem was that I did not want to get rid of my last necklace with hearth. That´s the reason why I ended up with buying ring, earrings and necklace with key! It was such a nice present!

Unfortunately, we got hungry and we needed to eat after. In that shopping mall, there are not so many places to eat so we were forced to eat in KFC. I am an expert in it and I made a big menu for us and we could not even walk after how full we felt. Last month I got a present – a coat from my mum to have it in Amsterdam because the weather there is rainy and windy. It did not suit me well so we returned it. I was hoping to choose another one here.

It was already evening and we did not have much time to go to the shops so we just went to H&M. One minute after entering the shop, we noticed a pink coat. I just said: “That´s amazing. I am going to buy it”. It was not anything protective. It was not good for raining. For sure, it will be difficult to wash it but I just fell in love with it and I did not need more time to think about it. We bought it and we went home around 9 pm.

I spent the rest of the evening writing on the blog and choosing pictures that I will take to Amsterdam with me. I went to sleep late. When I woke up I was not happy because I needed to go to the doctor, I needed to pack, I needed to go to Prague to work and I also promised a lunch with my friend. Everything went perfectly. Honza picked me up at home, I took my small suitcase and we went to Sport Café for lunch. I knew immediately what I was having because they had my favourite chicken steak with smashed potatoes. It was delicious. I had such a nice time seeing him and we planned a small good-bye party for next Sunday. He also told me everything about European summit and it sounded interesting. I managed to go to the doctor, buy some medicine, arrange my travel insurance, pay my tuiton fee and catch the bus. Now, I am on my way to Prague to work. Last week in Prague begins!

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