It’s like to travel to another World.

Working at Lavapiés is different. We live now in Spain with a lot of people from almost everywhere but when you go to this place, you’re the foreigner. I think around 80% of our customers is from abroad (mostly Chinese, Bangladeshis and Moroccans) and much of them don’t speak Spanish (little or nothing). I remember when an old Chinese spoke to me in his language and I couldn’t understand a word and he saluted me with his fist next to his head (and you don’t know what to say him). It’s quite interesting how this “human zoo” behaves and for now, although the neighbourhood is a bit marginal it’s also peaceful.

These weeks has passed quickly. We have worked so much a lot of days mainly because sub-manager was on holidays. Tomorrow he’s back but only for one day because he’s going to be moved to another sub-branch, so we’re going to have a new one. The relationship with my partners is quite good although sometimes there’s so much stress during the busy moments of the morning. I am learning and remembering a lot of things, many of them practical (loans, checks, cards, payments, ATM's…) but the work is 90% the same. It’s ok for now and I don’t want to think anything about my future.

Elgaine de Balliers.

Back to work, back to the bank!

That's the synthesis. I can't say so much for today but it seems less boring than the other workplace. I am working in a branch office as cashier and well, my new workmates seem much nicer. I wasn't looking for a job like this but it could be another step to be part of the stable bank's staff but who knows.

Anyway, I will be here until the beginning of the next year. I hope to take advantage this period doing something useful in order to improve my CV.

So, I hope to see you soon guys.

Elgaine de Balliers.

Life’s easy with no bosses ahead (and their stinky breath).

Following the previous post, I can’t say anything about a car. I have checked all sites up and I have visited seen car-dealers and individuals, but nothing really was worthy. On no account I am going to buy it compulsively and I don’t need it for now so, it’ll wait until I find the proper one.

So long I have been developing this “second-hand market survey”, I have done a couple of job interviews although they weren’t so much attractive. I will take care from now on with the features of the job-offer because I don’t want to spend time with crappy-jobs but the paradox is I can’t reach the good ones. I have desisted from get one job in logistics or foreign trade, because my lack of experience and knowledge of more languages, but I don’t know to do too many things. Perhaps I should attend a course of Accountancy or whatever (another language?). It could be a time to think about future career but anyway, all I have done in life has been no useful (university degree, master, English, courses…). Sometimes I feel so frustrated but I have some aspects against me (age, number of years studying, social origin, residence…) and I must fight against them every time I have a job-interview or a conversation at work. Past is past and it always travels with you wherever you go. This wouldn’t want to be a bitter commentary although it’s overview of my current situation. Everybody have problems and I am lucky to have these ones and not others and besides, I am optimistic and I am sure I will overpass them soon (when I will get a quality job).

Finally, I would like to recommend a film about future but it is really a picture about humanity, because it’s a kind of “what if”. Probably a lot of you have seen it but I would like to express my some opinions about Children of Men. In this futurist fable we can see how can things change suddenly and how can we behave like beasts against people like us with no rights (as today policemen with illegal emigrants). But the main message (for me) is there’s always hope in sadness.

Well, enjoy these last summer days.

Elgaine de Balliers.