Author Archives: Gema

Pier 39, the Aquarium

Another nice attraction at Pier 39 is the Aquarium. For me, coming from Europe, this was very interesting, because it had fish that I had never seen before. Some of the sharks and rays there were huge and very interesting, … Continue reading

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Pier 39, the Sea Lions

Following up on my last post, after having breakfast at Mamma’s on the 5th of May, I headed to Pier 39, to see if I was lucky enough to spot some sea lions. After around 25 minutes walking downhill and … Continue reading

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Mamma’s breakfast

Today was my first morning in San Francisco. I am spending until Sunday on my own near the bay and on Sunday I will move slowly to Oakland for UDS next week. In the US, hotels normally do not include breakfast, … Continue reading

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Any given Monday

In honor to one of my favorite Spanish bloggers, I have decided to share some of our breakfasts in the blog. She does that regularly and inspired me to start sharing dishes here and there. So here goes one of … Continue reading

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Good is an understatement!

Since I moved to the UK, I have been trying to adapt to the different traditions and local customs. Having brunch on Sundays, that I learned about early but not always have the discipline or time to practice, it requires to … Continue reading

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Writing…

It’s been a long time since I have needed to write for anything other thank quick notes to myself. Starting to gather notes from the new university materials that I have been sent has made me realise, I have forgotten … Continue reading

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Spare room

When we moved to Southampton, we decided we needed a bigger flat and we went for a two bedroom flat. As it happens, two bedroom flats in the UK seem to come with big living rooms, so we didn’t really … Continue reading

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Stonehenge

A couple of weeks ago we decided to go out on a Saturday to walk on the forest. There is a forest 20 minutes from home. It is called the New Forest and it is a pretty popular place for … Continue reading

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Economics and Mathematics

A while ago I decided that psychology wasn’t really my thing, because I wasn’t wired to memorize things and that is all my teachers were asking me to do. I prefer problem solving and studying things I can actually figure … Continue reading

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GTD

I have been struggling for the past months keeping up with my personal and work tasks. As I acquire more responsibilities, it becomes more complicated to keep up with all the tasks that I need to do and do them on … Continue reading

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