barca ad finitum

I'm stuck in barcelona for what seems like forever. I was done with this city and this country by the time I checked into my hostel. hostel. that was an infinitely terrible decision

I need to get better at spending a little more for a slightly better quality of life. going cheap to stay in a hostel really bit me in the ass on this one. I missed out on an amazing flight and experience in vietnam. what an idiot. 

I guess we'll see if Sokny also has COVID, in which case it could have just been a barcelona thing, accentuated by the hostel stay and my 2 extra days of incubation. 

Whatever

I'm here, I'm feeling mostly fine...very mild symptoms of a tame cold. in fact, I've had tons of colds that were much worse than this. But this...this thing...it prevents me from flying or safely traveling. Imagine being "stuck" in barcelona or anywhere in europe but still being able to travel. Shit. I'd head north along the mediterranean sea to Nice, Monaco, etc...and just rock it. or south to morocco. or east to Lisbon. 

Maybe that's what's so painful about this. There is so much opportunity to see, experience, live...and I'm caught up in the virtual jail of my hotel room. I guess I could just give it up and say fuck it...and travel in the EU. they don't even check passports or IDs, let alone COVID vaccinations or any of that when you cross borders here. 

Maybe i'll do that if it drags on much longer. Today: mild fever, light scratchy throat. ugh. 

At least we can affor it and it's not a real financial burden. 

I need to put some serious thought into getting our finances better setup on autopilot so I don't spend so much brain power thinking about and half-assedly managing it. I know tesla. that's it. I'm good with numbers and can facilitate getting our stuff in order. 

Hmm...

I'll set a goal of interviewing ~5 "financial advisors" that are fiduciaries and pick 1-3 to move forward with when I get home