A Mosaic of My Argentine Life
of a 25 year old
8:45 am 💬 Hey Siri, alarm off. Siri ignores me. 💬 Hey Siri, A L A R M O F F Siri turns off alarm. — Tip: Select the Indian accent for sanity. It is the least abrasive out of all the Siri voices.
8:46 am Society says: wake up tired. “It’s ok, everyone else is tired too.” F—— that. Song plays. I dance. — From Nic Huzz's Vibe & Rise challenge. The premise is: dance to one song first thing in the morning. Let loose. Release endorphins.
8:50 am You’re born, you have a set of sensory experiences, and then you die. I meditate on the rooftop terrace. “The Way” by Henry Shukman. 10 minutes. — Meditation is like exercise. You barely notice the day-to-day efforts, then you look in the mirror one day and you have abs. After 12 weeks of daily Zen, somebody told me: you have a peaceful aura around you — a first.
9:02 am
Take a moto to class.
30 km/h max.
The commute takes ~15 minutes.
9:37 am I arrive at Expanish. Straight into class. Review yesterday's homework, then continue the unit. 6-12 students per room. Teacher writes grammar on a whiteboard.
11:35 am
Break.
I buy a pear at the local fruit stand.
The price ranges from 200–800 pesos.
Pay in cash.
1:53 pm Take a classmate to lunch. Today is George ‘Jorge’ Williams. 82 year old retiree lawyer for seafood restaurants. His story... I shed a tear.
2:52 pm
Walk home.
Listen:
• Infinite Loops
• A Dancer's Mindset
— Practice until you get it right, and you'll need perfect conditions. Practice until you can't get it wrong, and conditions no longer matter. The best dancers purposely train when they're tired. When they hit 7 pirouettes late into the performance, they know the likelihood they'll be fresh is nil.
3:07 pm
Nap.
Lie in savasana. NSDR.
20 minutes.
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NSDR (Non-Sleep-Deep-Rest) (aka Yoga Nidra) (n.): a series of progressive relaxation exercises that activate the parasympathetic nervous system. It lowers heart rate, reduces cortisol, and calms the mind.
3:45 pm
Gym 6x a week.
Do Crossfit
unless body needs to recover, then HIIT
unless gym is closed, then plyo in park
unless late at night at home, then bodyweight
Sunday stretches.
I find a way.
5:12pm Unhappy customers; lost sales. Why? Warehouse is full ! Three choices 1. Build a new warehouse 2. Increase size of existing warehouse 3. Reroute orders to a non-full warehouse Time frame? 6 months. Cut option 1. No time. Oh— also minimize costs. If we shut down a non-full warehouse? Means we'd have to reroute orders. Longer routes equal higher transportation costs. Brrrrrr run the math. Results. Give a recommendation. — Consulting (n.): Tell them what you're going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you've told them.
I help a friend prepare for a McKinsey/BCG interview. My first time doing this kind of thing. Friend says I'm a natural. — Update: She got the offer! I take 1% credit.
6:12 pm Thursdays 6pm at a café in Belgrano. Conversation group w/ Argentine lawyers, translators, therapists and jewelry makers. They help me learn Spanish. Lovely.
7:43 pm
I chomp on a zapallito largo.
Raw.
Ewww. Borderline inedible.
“You know you can cook it, right?” says my housemate.
“But it’s not efficie…”
God help me.
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Unpopular opinion: I don't like to cook. In 87/100 visions of my future, I either have a maid, chef, or I’m eating out. Will my future partner like to cook...? If not— no dishes, no cleaning, no rotten garbage in the fridge. Mmmm.
11:15 pm
Craving.
Go to an ice cream shop.
While standing in line, read:
• Genghis Khan and The Making of the Modern World
• Garner's Modern English Usage 5th Edition
12:30 am
Sleep.
Love reading this with the images!!
I enjoyed reading this with all the beautiful pictures! Especially love how beautiful your teacher's hand writing is :)