After hours and Free time | My road to Steem Fest

Dear party animals,

Now that I have my ticket and flight secured, I can start thinking about all the fun stuff I will do in Krakow, and to be very honest, the talks are not on my priority list. In fact, I may have to work a couple of hours here and there and will probably do that during those talks in the morning. If you are one of the speakers please don't get offended, it's out of my hands...I will not be 100% on holiday.

In the evenings, and I'm all yours!

I look forward to mingling, dancing, laughing (a lot!) and going a bit crazy. Why? I don't go out very often here nowadays, and I really want to put my old party animal suit back on. You see, when I was in college, I used to go clubbing 6 days out of 7. Why not 7? Well, my favorite club had to close one day too, unfortunately for me.

How did I not fail college?

I was well organized! I would take naps after school, from 5 to about 11pm, then get dressed and go out until 4 -5am, get back home, go to school at 9am, come home and 5pm and repeat. I don't know how I managed to do this for so long, but I guess not drinking helped. I was able to dance all night without a drop of alcohol. Having Muslim friends helps with this part, so thanks for that!!

After I moved to NYC, I got introduced to screwdrivers. The drink, not the tool. I guess I was tired of hearing "orange juice with what?" when I ordered at the bar, so one day I caved and started drinking liquor. By then I had a real job, so I limited my crazy clubbing nights to Fridays and Saturdays. Same in London, but by then I had switched to wine and beer, and until today these are my poison of choice. Maybe I can't hold my energy level until 5am anymore, but I can try.

At Steemfest, I will try not get totally wasted, just because hangovers are the worst for me. If I'm hungover, my day is ruined. I'd be totally useless, and since I don't want to waste a minute on this trip, I better keep those drinks in check.

I do want to hit the clubbing and bar scene though in Krakow, because that's also part of getting to know a country and its culture. I want to mingle with the locals and see what rocks their boat. I can imagine that several people will want to do the same, so let's all discover Krakow nightlife together! I also enjoy just standing in a corner of a bar and just observe people. It's quite entertaining...

Besides partying

The Steemfest partner hotel I was able to book with my miles has a fantastic gym and even a pool. So of course I'll bring my workout gear with me and spend at least an hour or so per day training. It's funny actually, I could care less what the room looks like, and I'm more excited about this gym than anything else!

I'm also wondering if that pool will be hijacked for a pool party? That could be fun! I guess I'll pack a swimming suit too just in case!

The visits

Culture matters to me too, just in case you got the wrong idea from the first half of this post lol...
I love the idea of visiting Auschwitz. It's not fun per se because it's probably quite sad and shocking to see what happened there, but at the same time it's of historical significance and therefore a must see.

I will also be in town on the 5th already, so I will probably have checked out the city center before Steemfest. Of course, I will still go enjoy some waffles on Sunday with everyone else if there's an organized tour.

Finally, the bowling idea sounds hilarious to me. I suck at bowling, probably because I only tried it once. I can only imagine how funny it will be to play in teams. I hope nobody is practicing before getting there, because that wouldn't be fair. I only have access to coconuts here lol.

That's it for me guys, the date is getting closer, and I'm more excited than ever to meet you all in person in Krakow!

Cheers!
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