Semester 8 Chapter X: Windy Roads

Okay, so there’s been some development in terms of our little covid situation. Technically speaking, people are free to leave the country at the moment. However, since there’s basically no flights anywhere and most countries would still not accept foreigners, it’s pretty much useless. Still, it might be a little signal of what comes next. On the other hand, there’s experts saying that lifting up some of these restrictions is premature as we have second wave of coronavirus coming and it’s shaping up to be stronger than the first one. With that said, there’s experts saying the exact opposite too. Nobody know shit about shit. That’s the only real truth. Nothing really changes with my situation – that is also factual.

So what has been up y’all... Last Sunday, we had a little birthday celebration for my dad. I’m not really into the who present culture. I don’t enjoy buying shit or receiving shit. I do like birthdays tho. Having some cake and drinks, and spend some time with people you enjoy. On top of that, I’m not usually around for my dad’s b-day. And yeah, there was cake, there were drinks and there were some presents too. A lovely evening within the family circle.

Over the week, I was still working out like crazy, I was teaching a bit... I did a run with my bro, I did some runs with my sis... Oh yeah, and on Friday I had the apartment all for myself which resulted into the only logical thing. I plugged in my mix and mic and recorded my first song since the summer. Words cannot express how much I love doing that shit. And I am satisfied with the outcome. Gonna re-record it next week and maybe share it with you guys later on.

Saturday morning, I hopped on my bike and met up with my bro once again. His wife's family has this lovely house about 50km away from Brno and we decided to cycle up there. First, we did some shopping, loaded the bags to the wife’s car, as she was driving, and then we went towards the adventure. The weather was not the worst but there was like the strongest cold wind. Plus we were climbing for the most part. Took us like 3 hours and it was a bit of a challenge. It was awesome tho. For the rest of the day, we were chilling and drinking, and in the evening, we barbecued some vegan burgers. And I was sleeping like a baby that night. Like 9 hours straight. That’s like 3 nights worth of my usual sleep. Sometimes, countryside does that to me. Food for thought for the future.

Sunday, we got some breakfast and hopped back on the bikes. Our way back was way easier. For one, there was no wind. Also, we were pretty much going downhill the whole time. I even made it home for lunch and spent the afternoon with my sis and them. In the evening, I managed to socialize a bit outside of my family circle too. Went to a park for some wine. Lotta people go out to parks these days. Face masks still on but you can absolutely tell, there’s more people in the streets. It’s probably the combination of the weather and the fact the quarantine shit has been going on for quite some time. Anyways, hope y’all good as well. Wherever you at, keep your head up and stay fucking safe. One!

Highlights:

• The weekend bike trip. Fucking awesome.
• Calls with my close ones. Did quite a lot of those last week.
• My sis gave me a haircut! Never happened before but she killed it. Kudos!

Semester 8 Chapter IX: Knowledge Dropping

What’s up everybody, here we go again. In terms of my future, there’s absolutely no new development. In other words, I’m still in Brno making the most out of my time over here. Experts and politicians keep on saying that reopening borders might be a question of weeks or possibly months. And although I feel that trying to predict anything under the current circumstances, I really don’t expect to get out of here anytime soon. I still do keep my hopes up and spirits high tho. At the end of the day, I am privileged. I do have a place to stay, I am healthy, I do not suffer any major financial setbacks and I am surrounded by my loved ones. 

The good thing is, I’ve managed to resurrect my cashflow a little bit. I started giving some online classes and they keep on coming. Still not as much as I would like to, but my schedule is slowly filling up. Which is good for two reasons. One, the money. Two, I actually have some new shit to do. I enjoy teaching so it’s a pretty cool way to spend time. I’ve done some testing gigs too recently. Keeping myself busy and shit.

I’m still on my daily exercising routine too. Got myself some new bands, getting more comfortable with everything, and I feel amazing. On top workouts and runs, I do planks now too. So it’s literally like 3-4 hours of physical activity on the daily. I don’t think I’ve ever pushed it so hard. I can also absolutely recommend it. It nicely balances all the food.

Spring is kicking in for real these days. Lotta sun, temperatures around 20... It’s been a while since I was in the Czech Republic this time of a year. So yeah, dog walks and roaming around with the stroller with the fam got a bit more pleasant. Friday, I hopped in a car with my dad and his girlfriend, and we took it about 70 km outside of Brno. See, she has a house in this tiny tiny village (the population is literally like 100 people), and we spent a day over there. We got ourselves some veggies, buns and lentils patties, pulled the grill out and made ourselves some vegan burgers with carrot fries. Pretty fucking awesome. On the way back, we met my sis’, her gf and her fam at their house and hung out with them for a while before coming back.

So yeah, life’s not too bad. The good shit is real good. The bad shit... is bearable. I’m not too frustrated of not being able to go out (just a little bit) and I’ve accepted the fact that Asia might not happen for a while. With that said, I still hope I’ll get there at some point in the summer. I’m in touch with everybody over there and I miss them. Sending some love to all of my people, wherever you’re at. We are going to see this shit through and I already get shivers from the idea of reuniting with those I got separated from. Cause no matter what, it is coming. One!

Highlights:

• dvsn album.
• Regular planks.
• Getting out of Brno once again. It is pretty cool to get out amid all of this here and there.