Reflection in Tandill...

English version below

Tento vikend som stravila v Tandille – v mestecku 4 hodiny od Buenos Aires, s Agustinou a Davidom.

Povodne mala ist i Vika, ale bohuzial jej nebolo dobre v nedelu, tak som sla sama. Tandil je uplne iny ako BA, mensi, budovy su mnoho nizsie, takze prenika vsade viac svetla, su tu okolo hory, a vela zelene.. bezdomovca som tu nevidela, a v celom meste je klud, nie ako v Buenos Aires- zhona milion ludi.. Na jednej strane som si oddychla, nasla novych priatelov, spoznala nove mesto. Na druhej strane som si zazila krusnejsie chvile, kedy vsetci rozpravali po spanielsky a ja som bola totalne stratena,nemala som sa na koho obratit, koho poziadat o preklad..Tak som v urcitych chvilach jendoducho vypla, nepocuvala a rozmyslala nad svojim..

Pred tyzdnom v piatok sme ako zvycajne mali meeting, ja som robila zapis na pocitaci.. dochadzala mi baterka tak som vzala nabijacku a strcila ju do zastrcky.. Bohuzial sa mi podarilo ze cela zastrcka zhorela a vyzeralo to ze i moja nabijacka na notebook je nepouzitelna.. skusala som zastrcky v triede, v ani jednej mi nabijacka nefungovala.. Co bolo este horsie, Maxi mal v rozdvojke, ktora mojou vinou zhorela, tiez vlastnu nabijacku, ktora zhorela tiez.. O- moj- Boze....

Hned jak sme skoncili sme sa vybrali do mesta kupit nahradne nabijacky.. Samorejme, Fujitsu notebooky v Buenos Aires clovek tak lahko nenajde, tak sme hladali nejake ine znacky, ktore by pasovali, alebo univerzalnu nabijacku.. Behali sme po celom centre a do kazdeho elektra, ktoreho sme vkrocili, nic nemali, alebo mali take pofiderne a drahe univerzaly ze sme to radsej nekupili.. co je tu zvlastne a predtym som si to nikdy nevsimla- ze vsetky obchody podobneho zamerania su v jednej ulicke-moc nechapem princip ale to pre nas malo super vyhodu, ze sme nemuseli behat po celom meste a hladat obchody s nabijackami, ale nasli sme vsetky v dvoch- troch uliciach a potom uz len behali z jedneho obchodu do druheho..:)

Ked sme v poslednom obchode nasli jednu variantu, ktora by mohla sediet, len ju museli objednat, zacala som si prehravat v hlave par veci.. Jedna- rozpocet- v minulom tyzdni som si kupovala len sendvice a slane kolace v supermarkete, nechodila som do restauracie, aby som trochu usetrila a mala na hodiny spanielciny- ked tu zrazu by som mala vyhodit 200 pesos za nabijacku.. 200 pesos!! za co mozem zit 2 tyzdne/ alebo co mi vystaci na 10 hodin spanielciny, vcelku ma to zdrtilo.. Ked si to vsetko v hlave zvelicila, az velmi dobre som si zacala uvedomovat, ako necakane situacie mozu cloveka dostat na ulicu, ak na to nie je pripraveny..

Druha vec, ktora mi behala hlavou bolo- co vsetko mam v pocitaci, a na co vsetko pocitac pouzivam.. cela moja komunikacia s priatelmi, s rodinou,emaily,vsetky dokumenty, moja praca, kalendar a ulohy v nom zaznacene, skype, MSN, spomienky, fotky- vsetko je v nom, pomaly cely moj zivot je zhnuty v jednej vecicke za par tisíc..staci aby nabijacka vypadla, a ja som sratena..

Po hroznych pocitoch beznadeje, chudoby a necakanej zavislosti sme sa vratili spat na ofis, kde sme zistili, ze v „osudovej“triede nezhorela len rozdvojka ale cely obvod- preto ked som skusala svoju nabijacku v inych zastrckach nefungovala.. jak soms a to dozvedela, hned som bezala na ofis, zapojila do zastrcky svoju „fiktivne zhorenu“ nabijacku- a ....fungovala!!

Boze tolke stastie, taky balvanisko zo mna spadol jak nikdy.. ale bolo to dobre ze sa to stalo..velmi dobre na uvedomenie par veci..

Co bolo v ten den divne, ze nam na byte nefungovala elektrika.. jeden cely den a noc sme nemali TV, svetlo, pocitace, mobily,nic.. tak sme sli von, a travili cas vonku v parku na slnku- bolo krraaaaasne teplucko (a to je tu „zima“).. a stravili uzasny den v parkoch Buenos Aires.. bohvie ci by ten den bol taky pekny keby nam fungovala telka..

Minuly tyzden sme sa prestahovali do ineho bytu, lebo nam skoncila zmluva.. Byvame dalej od ofisu v byte kde su straaasne spinave koberce, kde to divne zapacha, a kde nemozem spat a stale sa budim.. Strasne mi je smutno za nasim minulym bytom- uz som sa tam citila ako doma, a teraz zase stahovanie.. a o dva mesiace zase stahovanie..jak tak kocovnici stale na cestach, ani sa nemusim vybalovat..:)

Smutok z noveho bytu ale napravil jeden cloviecik, ktoreho som ani nahodou v Buenos Aires necakala.. Vaco- Aiesecar z Bratislavy, ktoreho poznam uz 5 rokov a sme hodne dobri kamarati cestoval po Juznej Amerike, tak mi napisal ze pride v stvrtok, ci by mohol u nas prespat a ci mu poukazujem trochu mesto atd.. JASNE ZE HEJ!!! Boze- jak som sa tesila ze budem rozpravat po slovensky- ze pride SLOVAK!! Ked sa Vaco objavil na ofise ani som si neuvedomila ako a s hlasnym vykrikom stastia som nanho skocilaJ..sli sme do Porto Madero a k Ruzovemu domu- k ikonam BA, a kecali a kecali a kecali.. jaka stastna som bola.. vobec som si predtym neuvedomila, ako mi chyba slovencina, ako mi chybaju slovenske vtipky, ako mi chyba niekto s rovnakymi zvykmi a podobnym vnimanim sveta..Vaco bol pre mna kusok mojho domova!

No ale odisiel a s nim i „moja domovina“ a ja som sa ocitla tutaj v Tandille s ludmi, ktorym nerozumiem a oni nerozumeju mne, sama..Vitaj spat Tinuska!

Len som chcela povedat ze mi chybate! Cesi i Slovaci.. :*

This weekend I spent in Tandill- in small city close to Buenos Aires(here „close“ is 4 hoursJ ). Vika was supposed to come as well, but unfortunatelly she did not feel well, so I went alone.

Tandill is toootaly different than Buenos Aires- much smaller, building are much lower, much calmer, silent and green. Amazing city for relax and getting energy.. I needed that. I was happy I took this opportunity and went with Agustina to her hometown..

But.. on the other side there were tough moments, when we were together with her friends and family, when everybody was speaking Spanish, no English and I was lost.. Firstly I tried to understand, but after some time I got tired, just switched off and thought about last weeks..

One week ago as usually we had meeting with MC. I was doing output- day as any other.. I ran for my charger, my computer was dying and put the charger into plug.. Kkssssh!!!!! suddenly several sparks and burnt smell, the prolonger was black.. Mine charger, neither Maxis did not work..Oh M-y G-o-t.. .. I started to think, where I will find here „Fujitsu siemens“ charger for my laptop (I did not see this brand there anywhere before),and even worse where I will get Money to get this charger..

I was thinking how I was sparing Money last week, eating just some small stuff bought in supermarkets to save money to have it for Spanish lessons and suddenly I will need 200 pesos for stupid charger.. 200 pesos!! Money I could live 2 weeks from, Money I could pay all my Spanish lessons!!...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…

I was very sad. It was even worse, when we were going with Maxi around the shops and they did not have ANYwhere what we needed.. My laptop.. my Schedule, my emails, my communication with whole world, with my family and friends, my photos, my documents, my work, my everything.. One stupid think for several 10 000 Slovak crowns was out and I was out as well.. I was trying to use what my grandma used to say- that „broken leg is worse“ but it did not work.. At that time in my personal materialistic crisis I would rather have broken leg then no comp ... :-S..

No success in finding charger- we came back to office and suddenly realized that by this „charger accident“ not jut the prolonger burnt but all the plugs in the network in the classroom. So when I was trying to put my charger into another plugs in the room- of course it did not work- there was no electricity!! When guys told me - I was almost running to the Office and tried it there.

- and IT WORKed!!! Such a happines after feeling so desperate..was good it happened.. very good..

That day was weird, neither at home there was no electricity, nor next day as well.. On one side it was again bad- disconnection, no TV, no mobile, no light, nothing. On the other side we spent beautiful day outside home in parks of Buenos Aires.. That would maybe not happen if we had electricity J..

Last week we moved to another apartment.. I felt really sad, because I was leaving my „new home“.. A place where I felt safe, where I had my space, where I had my restaurant, my shops, by base.. again finding new base in a flat much further from Office than this last one, with dirty carpets and weird „old“ smell..

This „getting used” to soo many things all the time, changing the places for living (and it will be again in two months :S ) was exhausting me A LOT.. I did not realize it that much until one Slovak friend came..

One week ago my friend Vaco from AIESEC Slovakia called me that he is coming for some days to Buenos Aires, that he s travelling around South America if he could stay at our house.. OF COURSE!! I did not know I m looking forward to him so much unless he came to the office and I jumped on him with loud shout!!:) We spent together afternoon and I was talking Slovak.. I loved this guy- he was for me „part of my home“ .. Same language, same habits, same opinions, same jokes.. my god - I was so happy!!!

But… he left and with him my “home” and I found myself here in Tandill in Spanish environment with people I do not know and cannot get to know because I do not speak their language, and they do not speak mine..Welcome back Tina! This is how it is..

Miss you, Czecoslovak guys!! just wanted to tell u :*..