El d铆a estaba soleado y perfecto cuando llegu茅 al Hotel Comodoro que se encuentra ubicado en el municipio de Playa, Cuba. All铆 estaban reunidos mis compa帽eros de trabajo para participar en una actividad organizada por nuestro centro (Instituto de Geolog铆a y Paleontolog铆a de Cuba). El ambiente era normal, todo el mundo estaba sentado en las mesas que hab铆an elegido y conversabab animadamente. Otros compraban cervezas y algunas chicas, por no mencionar a una en concreto, bailaban sin parar 馃槅, lo cual llenaba de emoci贸n y alegr铆a la fiesta.
The day was sunny and perfect when I arrived at the Comodoro Hotel located in the municipality of Playa, Cuba. My colleagues were gathered there to participate in an activity organized by our center (Institute of Geology and Paleontology of Cuba). The atmosphere was normal, everyone was sitting at the tables they had chosen and chatting animatedly. Others were buying beers and some girls, not to mention one in particular, were dancing non-stop 馃槅, which filled the party with excitement and joy.
Inmediatamente, me dispuse a saludar a todo el mundo, gente que me agrada y otras que no, sin distinciones 馃槅. Me sent茅 en la mesa de los j贸venes, por supuesto, pero me la pasaba de mesa en mesa buscando entretenerme. As铆 me sent茅 a conversar con algunos de mis compa帽eros de trabajo m谩s c贸micos, a quienes les encanta contar an茅cdotas graciosas. Pensaban que iba a perderme de la actividad porque hac铆a d铆as que no me ve铆an 馃榿.
Immediately, I set out to greet everyone, people I like and people I don't, without distinctions 馃槅. I sat at the young people's table, of course, but I kept moving from table to table looking to entertain myself. So I sat and chatted with some of my more comical co-workers, who love to tell funny anecdotes. They thought I was going to miss out on the activity because they hadn't seen me for days 馃榿.
El lugar en el que nos encontr谩bamos ten铆a unas vistas hermosas del oc茅ano, con sus aguas claras y sus olas imponentes. Algunos aprovecharon para darse un chapuz贸n. Era simplemente espectacular. Nos dieron una bienvenida con refresco y pan con jam贸n que no me pude comer completo porque ya ven铆a llena de casita, pero com铆 hasta la mitad y estaba delicioso.
The place where we were standing had beautiful views of the ocean, with its clear waters and impressive waves. Some took the opportunity to take a dip. It was simply spectacular. We were welcomed with soft drinks and bread and ham, which I couldn't eat the whole thing because I was already full from the house, but I ate half of it and it was delicious.
Creo que hubo una presentaci贸n y palabras por parte de los organizadores, pero llegu茅 tarde. Al principio todo estaba algo aburrido, los 谩nimos no eran los mismos que otras actividades de este tipo y, por lo general, en este tipo de fiestas los j贸venes no suelen bailar. Solemos decir que "no estamos en ambiente". Bueno, eso suelen decir los otros j贸venes porque yo bailo a veces. Luego, nos pusimos a hacernos fotos para tener un lindo recuerdo y a contar chistes; una de nuestras compa帽eras es muy c贸mica. Todo se volvi贸 m谩s animado desde ese momento.
I think there was a presentation and words from the organizers, but I arrived late. At the beginning everything was a bit boring, the mood was not the same as other activities of this type and, in general, in this type of parties young people do not usually dance. We usually say that "we are not in the mood". Well, that's what the other young people usually say because I dance sometimes. Then, we started taking pictures to have a nice souvenir and telling jokes; one of our classmates is very funny. Everything became livelier from that moment on.
Para el almuerzo, el hotel nos ofreci贸 un buffet decente que inclu铆a la carne como plato principal. Para esa hora, a煤n estaba llena, as铆 que no almorc茅 en el hotel. Este tipo de actividades suelen servir para estrechar lazos y conocer mejor a las personas con las que trabajamos. Limar asperezas y ser amigos. Pero hay personas muy exc茅ntricas con las que uno no tranza, no se puede, qu茅 feo todo 馃槅.
For lunch, the hotel offered us a decent buffet that included meat as the main course. By that time, I was still full, so I did not have lunch at the hotel. These types of activities often serve to bond and get to know the people we work with better. To smooth things over and become friends. But there are some very eccentric people with whom you can't get along, you can't, how ugly it all is 馃槅.
Cuando lleg贸 la tarde, algunos decidimos marcharnos y otros prefirieron quedarse para seguir compartiendo hasta las 20:00PM 馃槅. Los que vivimos m谩s lejos, por supuesto, no nos 铆bamos a quedar.
When the evening came, some of us decided to leave and others preferred to stay to continue sharing until 20:00PM 馃槅. Those of us who live farther away, of course, were not going to stay.
Finalmente, regres茅 a mi casa por la tarde-noche, despu茅s de pasar un d铆a agradable con unas amistades a las que no ve铆a desde el mes pasado por una cosa o por otra. Me puse al d铆a con ellos y me re铆 bastante. Algunos ya no trabajan en el mismo centro y se nota la ausencia, y muchos de los que est谩n tienen pensado cambiar de trabajo, por lo que habr谩 una ausencia a煤n mayor en el futuro. Pero espero que sigamos en contacto. 馃尨馃槃
Finally, I returned home in the evening, after spending a nice day with some friends I hadn't seen since last month for one thing or another. I caught up with them and had a good laugh. Some of them no longer work at the same center and the absence is noticeable, and many of those who are there are planning to change jobs, so there will be an even greater absence in the future. But I hope we'll keep in touch. 馃尨馃槃
Hasta aqu铆 todo, chicos y chicas de la comunidad. Espero volver a pasarme por aqu铆 y compartir con ustedes.
So much for that, boys and girls of the community. I look forward to stopping by again and sharing with you.
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