{"id":1519,"date":"2013-01-10T00:34:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T00:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernatriera.es\/letter-from-london-2-years-later\/"},"modified":"2014-05-31T12:43:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-31T12:43:39","slug":"letter-from-london-2-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bernatriera.es\/en\/letter-from-london-2-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from London 2 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this second year I speak about progress.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before leaving Mallorca, I never thought I would be here for two years, I couldn&#8217;t imagine how it would go. When English is no longer a problem of communication, I have increased social and professional opportunities, and we already have that, the language.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was a year of <strong>settlement<\/strong> and to enjoy the city in a different way, perhaps more relaxed. Enjoying more of friends than to discover new places. Getting used <strong>to play football under the rain<\/strong>, to think that tourists walk slowly at the city center, as I did. A barely stopping for lunch, and forget about taking a nap. I feel integrated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During this period, every time I&#8217;ve traveled to another city, I have thought that London is the best place on earth, at least at my age, at least today, with my current conditions. When I leave, I miss it, it&#8217;s complete, lacking only Sun but it&#8217;s not its fault.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I have lived some acts I will always remember like the Queen&#8217;s Diamond Jubilee and how all British people (of all ages) respects her and loves her so much. And second, the fabulous <strong>Olympic Games<\/strong>, historical moment in which I was able to attend, a basketball semifinal (Spain &#8211; Russia). A massive event organized and monetized to detail (\u20ac16 Million benefits without incidents).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professionally, I tried to progress all the time, <strong>to improve the present continuously<\/strong>. I have been promoted twice in my company, I opened an online art store and some other websites for third parties but I&#8217;m still hungry. I think I could have done better: climb higher in my job or launch more projects that remain in my mind. But I&#8217;m realistic and I know I can&#8217;t complain and I have to be patient.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This behaviour has also brought my next step in my career, after two years of working for Regus, I&#8217;m off to another company with a very exciting project, a lot to learn and I hope to do my best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I remember a lot, of course, my people in Spain, but I feel them very close. I am concerned about the current economic situation. My finance teacher advised me that the best investment today is to buy lands in a warm place to sow&#8230; it showed me a big pessimism.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If I said in my first letter that the bad part of London was that many people come but then leave after a while, now I add that after another while, many people are going away again, <strong>talented people migrate and large cities will benefit and keep growing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Another cycle is closed and start the third with renewed enthusiasm. <strong>Let&#8217;s keep talking about progress, not miracles.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this second year I speak about progress. Before leaving Mallorca, I never thought I would be here for two years, I couldn&#8217;t imagine how it would go. 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