An overview of the latest and greatest...
It's been a long while since I last posted the latest happenings in my life overseas. It's always difficult to put all the emotions new experience of more than a month in a short manner (especially for me :)), I'll try to do my best!
Having Lina here in the Land of fruits and Nuts
Yeah - "The land of fruits and nuts" :) A truly correct way to say it all about California! An indeed divers community over here has no shortage of both gay people and the once with mental disorders, too.
OK, back to Lina and the time spent with her. I cannot put it in words how great it was to have someone so precious to me like Lina last holiday season!.. Yeah.. All the great things we did: went to check Monterey and the Bay Aquarium there, did bar hopping in Santa Cruz, 
enjoyed endless walks up and down the hills of the breathtaking San Francisco city, had a traditional Christmas dinner (Turkey turkey…) in a sweet American family, droved all the way up to the mountains to the amazingly beautiful resort of Lake Tahoe, met the New Year in a crazy crowd of San Francisco. A lot to remember!
San Francisco - again and again!..
Check some photos out.
Little Italy and the Transamerica Pyramid in the background. Tiramissu in the cafes out there.... amazing...
Having Lina here in the Land of fruits and Nuts
Yeah - "The land of fruits and nuts" :) A truly correct way to say it all about California! An indeed divers community over here has no shortage of both gay people and the once with mental disorders, too.
OK, back to Lina and the time spent with her. I cannot put it in words how great it was to have someone so precious to me like Lina last holiday season!.. Yeah.. All the great things we did: went to check Monterey and the Bay Aquarium there, did bar hopping in Santa Cruz, 
enjoyed endless walks up and down the hills of the breathtaking San Francisco city, had a traditional Christmas dinner (Turkey turkey…) in a sweet American family, droved all the way up to the mountains to the amazingly beautiful resort of Lake Tahoe, met the New Year in a crazy crowd of San Francisco. A lot to remember!San Francisco - again and again!..
Check some photos out.
Little Italy and the Transamerica Pyramid in the background. Tiramissu in the cafes out there.... amazing...
Talking about "fruits" of California :))) a common view in SF!
Crazy streets of San Francisco might make you go crazy, too... :P
Lake Tahoe
The lake surrounded by the amazing mountain range is a perfect place for skiers at winters, a wonderful place for all the nature lovers in summers. Oh, and gamblers - the resort is on the border of California and Nevada, which means that gambling in a so distinctive Nevada part is on 24/7! 
I was lucky to visit this place twice in the last month - first with Lina to simple enjoy the snow I don't get to see in the Bay Area, and the second time - with AIESEC friends for some snow boarding!
Yep - my first snow boarding experience! What can I say - my bum and my knees were not to happy about this adventure, but my soul sure was! The feeling is surely amazing… Needs quite some practice to be absolutely spectacular though... :P
Some precious moments…
Siuntinukai… Little parcels… Sweets, magazines, champagne (that was a crazy one for sure!), all the greetings… Every single little detail just made me realize that there's no other place like home, no better friends like the ones you grew up with, experienced so much with! My Love for ya all is reaching even further when the endless sky!
People surrounding me here - all new, becoming very precious in the speed of light… Finally, after spending a few months in the Golden State I feel having a growing network of people I can so much relate to - fiends I value more and more with each and every day! Guys - you know you always make my day! Love ya all!
The feeling of slowly becoming a "local". I'm not talking about dinning in all the fast food chains, managing to have the whole extra large meal in one go or becoming a lazy spoiled ass, nooo… I'm talking about all new shortcuts I'm discovering, new ways of doing things, understanding the ways people behave here… Feels both strange and as well good… :)
Lake Tahoe
The lake surrounded by the amazing mountain range is a perfect place for skiers at winters, a wonderful place for all the nature lovers in summers. Oh, and gamblers - the resort is on the border of California and Nevada, which means that gambling in a so distinctive Nevada part is on 24/7! 
I was lucky to visit this place twice in the last month - first with Lina to simple enjoy the snow I don't get to see in the Bay Area, and the second time - with AIESEC friends for some snow boarding!
Yep - my first snow boarding experience! What can I say - my bum and my knees were not to happy about this adventure, but my soul sure was! The feeling is surely amazing… Needs quite some practice to be absolutely spectacular though... :PSome precious moments…
Siuntinukai… Little parcels… Sweets, magazines, champagne (that was a crazy one for sure!), all the greetings… Every single little detail just made me realize that there's no other place like home, no better friends like the ones you grew up with, experienced so much with! My Love for ya all is reaching even further when the endless sky!
People surrounding me here - all new, becoming very precious in the speed of light… Finally, after spending a few months in the Golden State I feel having a growing network of people I can so much relate to - fiends I value more and more with each and every day! Guys - you know you always make my day! Love ya all!
The feeling of slowly becoming a "local". I'm not talking about dinning in all the fast food chains, managing to have the whole extra large meal in one go or becoming a lazy spoiled ass, nooo… I'm talking about all new shortcuts I'm discovering, new ways of doing things, understanding the ways people behave here… Feels both strange and as well good… :)
Work. Didn't expect to put this one here, but... I indeed start to feel the value I'm getting working with PwC. One thing - I can totally enjoy the diversity I value so much every single day in the office - more that 50 countries are represented here... The other - a number of my colleagues are crazy as hell and I love them for that! :) And of course - the professional experience. I sure feel the growing trust in me and the what I do, support and effort to push me beond the frames of the initial job description...
Now I can honestly admit - this experience is totally worth it!..
posted by Monika @ 7:09 PM
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