ich bi scho über e wuche do und s studium het noch wie vor nonit so richtig agfange aber mi sozialläbe entwicklet sich immer wie mehr (juhui).
zu minere grosse freud ha ich festgstellt, dass me do au shithead spiilt. d regle sin zwar bi jedere person liicht anderscht aber hauptsach me spiilt shithead und ich ha au scho anderi neui karte spiil glernt d.h. ich bi glii sehr versiert im karte spiile. die letschte zwei hani geschtert zobe vo zwei vo mine mitbewohnerinne glernt. apropos, ich stell vor:
zimmer nr 1: ellie (sie heisst tatsächlich au eleanor), macht e PhD in organischi chemie und isch e zimlichi klischee-ängländerin: sie stoht offe drzue dass sie trinkt zum betrunke sii, het null scham, stoht uff vrkleide und lost alles möglichi musik egal ob guet oder schlächt. sie isch aber au e durchus liebi und luschtigi person.
zimmer nr 2: dr schuh (kei ahnig wie me das wirklich schriibt), kunnt us taiwan und isch im dritte johr vo sim PhD in "genetics" (är macht stammzelleforschig, was ich sehrsehr cool find). e üsserscht hilfsbereiti person und sis gekoche duftet immer durch die ganz wohnig so das alli hunger bekömme. är goht in e paar wuche zum erscht mol siit 1.5 johr widr hei und das well sini eltere gfunde hän är söll si gäld lieber für reise in europa ussgä. druffabe ischr im friehlig für e wuche oder so ind schwiiz, nach interlake go d bärge aaluege, hihi.
zimmer nr 3: moi!
zimmer nr 4: gähnende leere :(
zimmer nr 5: paulina uss pole. sie macht e PhD in pharmazie (glaub) und isch super. sehr energievoll und sehr lieb.
zimmer nr 6: sara uss italie. sie macht e masters in wirtschaft und vrmisst ihri fründe und ihre färnseh. sie het glaub am meischte scho ztue bis jetzt, was mr bitz e schlächts gwüsse macht. uff jede fall au e sehr liebi person.
mini andere kartespiilkumpane sin d herre uss dr wohnig im unterschte stock. am sunntig obe hets e spontanparty für s ganze huus gä, was super gsi isch, well suscht hani niemerts kennt im huus und jetzt kenni doch einigi. sehr viil asiate hets ka, was füre e überraschig, aber es het zb au dr robbie (au bekannt als jennifer) ka, wo zwar au e klischeeängländer isch (d.h. wenn betrunke zimlich rüd) aber au e durchus intelligänti, luschtigi und liebenswärti person. denn sii treue mitläufer, dr deepak (au bekannt als 2pac) uss indie. dank ihne vrstand ich jetzt au wie me hearts spiilt, was mir vorhär immer e rätsel gsi isch und jetzt findis eigentlich no e cools spiil. ich ha au kenneglernt: e mexikanerin, e amerikanerin, zwei franzose, e cypriot, etc. E durchus internationali sach! Und das in efangs die uss mim huus! Vom studium kenni mittlerwiile au scho paar mensche dank de ganz wahnsinnig spannende iifiehrigssache letscht wuche... D vorläsige vo mim kurs (au bekannt als WaOP) sin oft mit lüt vo ähnliche kürs, do sich alles bitz überschniidet und mi kurs nit so gross isch. In mim kurs hets widrum sehr viil inderinne (die uni isch allgemein massiv international, als wissi ängländerin isch me glaub in dr minderheit do, sehr unterhaltsam) und anderi nationalitäte (chinesisch, uss malaysia, griechisch, kanadisch, etc). die mit dene ich mi aber bis jetzt hauptsächlich abgä sin ängländer. wie das halt so oft isch, finde sich d nationalitäte quasi zämme: d inder mit de inder, d chinese mit de chinese, etc. Mit dr ziit wirds aber sicher durchmischter. U.a. dank de tutoregruppe. Mini tutorin isch forschigsassischtäntin am insti und macht e PhD und kunnt uss italie. Sisch jetzt ihres dritte johr, wo sie das macht und sie isch mini asprächsperson für jeglichi froge, problem, etc bis im Juni. Bim Forschigsprojäkt hani denn e andere betreuer.
ah jä, hani scho gseit, dass es e mega gmietlichs pub het öppe 3 minute vo mim huus entfärnt? sehr praktisch! oder au vrheerend... das gsehni denn no. parties gits au massewiis egal welle wuchetag isch und jetzt isch denn no d nottinghamer version vo dr herbschtmäss für e paar täg. es git also gnueg ztue aber ich nimm aa glii wirdi miesse afo läse und so für mini vorläsige. jetzt sötti eigentlich usefinde wo ich ka mini folie ussdrucke aber s wätter isch grad so gruusig dusse, dassi nit use will :-s am zwei muessi denn, denn gohts in die nöggschti vorläsig und hüt zobe ins schwimmtraining.
also, ich raff mi mol uff, bis bald mini liebe!
Tuesday 30 September 2008
Friday 26 September 2008
Learning to drive on the left.
Finally! I can warn you now already that this is going to be a long one. It has been nearly two weeks since my last post and that was when I was still in Switzerland. Hard to believe...
I arrived in Liverpool last Monday evening and was planning on staying a few days and then going to Nottingham for a day as you might remember. Plans changed: I ended up staying in Liverpool until Friday and then driving down with my uncle Dan, Andy and my very lovely cousin Flora to the wedding in Cheltenham. I had a wonderful time exploring Liverpool. One of the most enjoyable facts was that nearly all museums are free so I made good use of this and looked at St. George's Hall, which was very impressive and well done. I was most astounded by the fact that the court joined onto the huge and stunning concert room through stained glass doors. Imagine being put in prison for stealing blankets while others are pigging themselves on some wonderful buffet and dancing in their dresses in the new fashion from Paris. (I'm sure this didn't really happen at the same time though...). I then went into the World Museum where I was particularly interested in the new "The Beat goes on" exhibition about music from Liverpool (not only the beatles) and was astounded by the number of bands that originate in Liverpool (I am a generally easily astounded person as you may have already noticed). After that I decided that it was time for something to eat and to buy a Lonely Planet of Great Britain. These occupations took up the rest of my day. Wednesday I went down to Alberts Dock, home of the Tate Liverpool. I spent the morning looking at the fixed exhibitions there (the only ones open due to preparations for the Biennial (the International Festival for Contemporary Art). I was happy to find a Magritte and various artists familiar from the Beyeler in Riehen (e.g. Giacometti). In the afternoon I visited the Maritime and the Slavery museum. Latter was especially interesting although fighting my way through groups of English school kids was not so. Thursday I visited the two large and very different cathedrals. The Liverpool Cathedral is neogothic and very much as one expects a cathedral to be: Very big, a huge organ, beautiful glass windows, etc. The metropolitan Cathedral I was not so impressed by. It is a more modern building i.e. a lot of concrete and metal. In the evening we went to the preview the John Moore Contemporary Painting Prize where I particularly enjoyed peoplewatching! Friday morning I wandered over to Sudley House about a 5 minute walk from Dan and Andy's. Sudley House is the house of a Victorian merchant and still has his original collection of painting and so the ground floor is made up in the original style. The second floor has exhibitions of toys and clothing - I though the dresses were actually rather nice! Friday afternoon we left for the wedding.
The wedding: It was lovely and very classical. Maybe not the style of my choice but tastes differ so no surprises there. Us Nevills stayed in an inn that had been completely emptied by the previous managers of anything worth a few quid (I am practicing saying quid not pounds), which was interesting. The rest of the family stayed in a different inn just over the hill. The so called Cotswolds are amazing! Very pretty but everything looks the same! All the house are made out of large limestone bricks in this sort of greyish colour and are all built in the same style. Very odd. I am not going to go into detail on the wedding but will add a picture or two asap. On Sunday we dropped Mark off at the bus stop and started making our way to Nottingham - or so we thought! The whole M5 motorway was closed so we ended up circling back to Cheltenham and going cross-country to Nottingham. Instead of a two-hour drive it was a 4-hour drive! We quickly checked in and had a look at my room before heading off to IKEA to get some basics. After that trip, a trip to Sainsburys the following day and a trip into town on Wednesday I think I more or less have everything I need (except for: salt, pepper, herbs, tissues and "Mäppli").
This week was induction week so I have had a load of information on things like the institute (I am at the institute for work, health and organisation), plagiarism, library use, my course and have also met my tutor who seems very nice and chosen my modules. I have also registered for a bank account, health and dental service and been to freshers fayre where you get lots of freebies and can sign up for societies. I am thinking about joining the swimming and the sub aqua (i.e. diving) societies. The sub aqua society does a week-long trip diving in Scotland at Easter, which sounds cold but very interesting. And then yesterday, the highlight of my week, I bought a bicycle! (picture coming soon) I love it already and rode to school today!
As you can tell, I am settling in. I get on well with my flatmates who are all very nice and come from different backgrounds and do different things. I have also seen Jenny's flat and met her flatmates so with all them and people on my course I am slowly but surely getting to know people. I have not been out yet so far as I am always completely exhausted by the evening but this will change soon, I am sure. I will write a more detailed post on people and my social life soon.
I am going to leave you with this for the moment as I think it is a fair amount of info already. I must now find something to eat and the register for the University fitness center/swimming pool, etc. I am enjoying registering for things and have even already registered for a two-hour workshop on leadership skills. I also plan to register to do volunteer work in the community. There you go.
xxxxx
I arrived in Liverpool last Monday evening and was planning on staying a few days and then going to Nottingham for a day as you might remember. Plans changed: I ended up staying in Liverpool until Friday and then driving down with my uncle Dan, Andy and my very lovely cousin Flora to the wedding in Cheltenham. I had a wonderful time exploring Liverpool. One of the most enjoyable facts was that nearly all museums are free so I made good use of this and looked at St. George's Hall, which was very impressive and well done. I was most astounded by the fact that the court joined onto the huge and stunning concert room through stained glass doors. Imagine being put in prison for stealing blankets while others are pigging themselves on some wonderful buffet and dancing in their dresses in the new fashion from Paris. (I'm sure this didn't really happen at the same time though...). I then went into the World Museum where I was particularly interested in the new "The Beat goes on" exhibition about music from Liverpool (not only the beatles) and was astounded by the number of bands that originate in Liverpool (I am a generally easily astounded person as you may have already noticed). After that I decided that it was time for something to eat and to buy a Lonely Planet of Great Britain. These occupations took up the rest of my day. Wednesday I went down to Alberts Dock, home of the Tate Liverpool. I spent the morning looking at the fixed exhibitions there (the only ones open due to preparations for the Biennial (the International Festival for Contemporary Art). I was happy to find a Magritte and various artists familiar from the Beyeler in Riehen (e.g. Giacometti). In the afternoon I visited the Maritime and the Slavery museum. Latter was especially interesting although fighting my way through groups of English school kids was not so. Thursday I visited the two large and very different cathedrals. The Liverpool Cathedral is neogothic and very much as one expects a cathedral to be: Very big, a huge organ, beautiful glass windows, etc. The metropolitan Cathedral I was not so impressed by. It is a more modern building i.e. a lot of concrete and metal. In the evening we went to the preview the John Moore Contemporary Painting Prize where I particularly enjoyed peoplewatching! Friday morning I wandered over to Sudley House about a 5 minute walk from Dan and Andy's. Sudley House is the house of a Victorian merchant and still has his original collection of painting and so the ground floor is made up in the original style. The second floor has exhibitions of toys and clothing - I though the dresses were actually rather nice! Friday afternoon we left for the wedding.
The wedding: It was lovely and very classical. Maybe not the style of my choice but tastes differ so no surprises there. Us Nevills stayed in an inn that had been completely emptied by the previous managers of anything worth a few quid (I am practicing saying quid not pounds), which was interesting. The rest of the family stayed in a different inn just over the hill. The so called Cotswolds are amazing! Very pretty but everything looks the same! All the house are made out of large limestone bricks in this sort of greyish colour and are all built in the same style. Very odd. I am not going to go into detail on the wedding but will add a picture or two asap. On Sunday we dropped Mark off at the bus stop and started making our way to Nottingham - or so we thought! The whole M5 motorway was closed so we ended up circling back to Cheltenham and going cross-country to Nottingham. Instead of a two-hour drive it was a 4-hour drive! We quickly checked in and had a look at my room before heading off to IKEA to get some basics. After that trip, a trip to Sainsburys the following day and a trip into town on Wednesday I think I more or less have everything I need (except for: salt, pepper, herbs, tissues and "Mäppli").
This week was induction week so I have had a load of information on things like the institute (I am at the institute for work, health and organisation), plagiarism, library use, my course and have also met my tutor who seems very nice and chosen my modules. I have also registered for a bank account, health and dental service and been to freshers fayre where you get lots of freebies and can sign up for societies. I am thinking about joining the swimming and the sub aqua (i.e. diving) societies. The sub aqua society does a week-long trip diving in Scotland at Easter, which sounds cold but very interesting. And then yesterday, the highlight of my week, I bought a bicycle! (picture coming soon) I love it already and rode to school today!
As you can tell, I am settling in. I get on well with my flatmates who are all very nice and come from different backgrounds and do different things. I have also seen Jenny's flat and met her flatmates so with all them and people on my course I am slowly but surely getting to know people. I have not been out yet so far as I am always completely exhausted by the evening but this will change soon, I am sure. I will write a more detailed post on people and my social life soon.
I am going to leave you with this for the moment as I think it is a fair amount of info already. I must now find something to eat and the register for the University fitness center/swimming pool, etc. I am enjoying registering for things and have even already registered for a two-hour workshop on leadership skills. I also plan to register to do volunteer work in the community. There you go.
xxxxx
Monday 15 September 2008
goodbye switzerland, hello england
only a few more hours before i leave for england. the flat is tidy and clean, the rubbish is out, the washing done, all there is to do is call a taxi and hope that my suitcase isn't too heavy.
my plans this week: my flight leaves today at 14.50 local time and i arrive in manchester 15.50 local time and hope to be in liverpool by about 18.00. i will be staying with uncle dan until thursday morning when i will make my way to nottingham to meet jenny, check out her room, register at the health center there, etc. i don't really have any plans for liverpool except get a uk-mobile number and open a bank account, oh yes, and of course watch liverpool play marseille (in marseille). friday lunchtime i leave nottingham for cheltenham to go to my cousin's wedding. the wedding is on saturday and then on sunday mum is driving me back to nottingham including a trip to ikea, yay. lots of travelling around but i think it will be great (as long as my suitcase is not too heavy) (as you can maybe tell i am slightly obsessed with this)
anyway, i had a great last few days here: tiramisu and white russians, football and beer, orange juice and shithead. but don't forget, today in three months i will be back! and of course my door is always open to visitors from wherever although do preferably let me know in advance that you are planning on coming.
must go and get something to drink so will love you and leave you already but will post again when in england.
bisous
my plans this week: my flight leaves today at 14.50 local time and i arrive in manchester 15.50 local time and hope to be in liverpool by about 18.00. i will be staying with uncle dan until thursday morning when i will make my way to nottingham to meet jenny, check out her room, register at the health center there, etc. i don't really have any plans for liverpool except get a uk-mobile number and open a bank account, oh yes, and of course watch liverpool play marseille (in marseille). friday lunchtime i leave nottingham for cheltenham to go to my cousin's wedding. the wedding is on saturday and then on sunday mum is driving me back to nottingham including a trip to ikea, yay. lots of travelling around but i think it will be great (as long as my suitcase is not too heavy) (as you can maybe tell i am slightly obsessed with this)
anyway, i had a great last few days here: tiramisu and white russians, football and beer, orange juice and shithead. but don't forget, today in three months i will be back! and of course my door is always open to visitors from wherever although do preferably let me know in advance that you are planning on coming.
must go and get something to drink so will love you and leave you already but will post again when in england.
bisous
Wednesday 10 September 2008
lena, dä blog isch für di
mi erschte iitrag, was für ein abenteuer. eigentlich hätti jo scho bevori uff honduras bi sötte dä blog afo, denn hätte nit alli miesste mini kilometer langi mails läse, aber wie bi so viilem im läbe hanis halt nit gmacht und denn doch bereut und wie bi viilem siit neuem hani mi jetzt doch drzue überwunde. s läbe isch halt scho e grosses abenteuer.
siit geschtert zobe hani melancholischi stimmig und los sehr oft stevie wonder i believe (when i fall in love it will be forever). drbii magi so lieder eigentlich nit so und bi au nit vrliebt. oder villicht doch. in mi abenteuer. amigs hani so richtig schmätterling im buuch, was ka schön sii aber au drzue ka fiehre dass mr schlächt wird. ich wird sehr viil lüt sehr fescht vrmisse au wenni weiss dass sie immer für mi wärde do sii egal wo ich uff däre wält bi aber am liebschte würdi sie halt scho mitnäh aber leider isch mi koffergwicht uff 30kg beschränkt, was scho so schwiirig sii wird zum iihalte. apropos, welli schueh sölli bloss alli mitnäh?!
lena, dä blog isch bitz e liebeserklärig an di. du weisch, ich wird immer für di do sii und es git wenig ziit, wenn ich nit an di dänk. das trifft natürlich nit nur uff d lena zue, aber ich glaub, ich muess jetzt nit alli uffzelle. wär e namentlichi erwähnig möcht, sölls sage.
uff jede fall bini no fünf täg do und so gsehn mini plän uss für die täg: bi grad sinnlos bim arzt gsi und jetzt gangi denn ins fitness, drnoch machi no mit dr steffi, dr aurelia und zobe mit dr cynthia ab (hauptsach shithead und bier!). (jetzt hän dir au no euri namentlichi erwähnig beko) morn hani efangs dr plan ins fitness zgoh, am friitig au widr fitness, e letschti massage bi dr anne und zobe hoffentlich e gueti party. samschtig gits denn no e kleine abschiidsalass bi mir dehei - details kommen später. sunntig zobe muessi mi denn vo dir vrabschiide, lena. ah jä und packe sötti au no. vrdammt, do kunnt widr d schueh frog uff. näbe däm allem wird ich mi no bitz nervös mache wägem studium, mi no über männer uffrege obwohli mi nit über männer sött uffrege dene ich nit 100% vrtrau well das isch irgendwie widrsprüchlich und mi hoffentlich entscheide welli schueh ich mitnimm. ah und hani party und bier scho erwähnt?
bisous
siit geschtert zobe hani melancholischi stimmig und los sehr oft stevie wonder i believe (when i fall in love it will be forever). drbii magi so lieder eigentlich nit so und bi au nit vrliebt. oder villicht doch. in mi abenteuer. amigs hani so richtig schmätterling im buuch, was ka schön sii aber au drzue ka fiehre dass mr schlächt wird. ich wird sehr viil lüt sehr fescht vrmisse au wenni weiss dass sie immer für mi wärde do sii egal wo ich uff däre wält bi aber am liebschte würdi sie halt scho mitnäh aber leider isch mi koffergwicht uff 30kg beschränkt, was scho so schwiirig sii wird zum iihalte. apropos, welli schueh sölli bloss alli mitnäh?!
lena, dä blog isch bitz e liebeserklärig an di. du weisch, ich wird immer für di do sii und es git wenig ziit, wenn ich nit an di dänk. das trifft natürlich nit nur uff d lena zue, aber ich glaub, ich muess jetzt nit alli uffzelle. wär e namentlichi erwähnig möcht, sölls sage.
uff jede fall bini no fünf täg do und so gsehn mini plän uss für die täg: bi grad sinnlos bim arzt gsi und jetzt gangi denn ins fitness, drnoch machi no mit dr steffi, dr aurelia und zobe mit dr cynthia ab (hauptsach shithead und bier!). (jetzt hän dir au no euri namentlichi erwähnig beko) morn hani efangs dr plan ins fitness zgoh, am friitig au widr fitness, e letschti massage bi dr anne und zobe hoffentlich e gueti party. samschtig gits denn no e kleine abschiidsalass bi mir dehei - details kommen später. sunntig zobe muessi mi denn vo dir vrabschiide, lena. ah jä und packe sötti au no. vrdammt, do kunnt widr d schueh frog uff. näbe däm allem wird ich mi no bitz nervös mache wägem studium, mi no über männer uffrege obwohli mi nit über männer sött uffrege dene ich nit 100% vrtrau well das isch irgendwie widrsprüchlich und mi hoffentlich entscheide welli schueh ich mitnimm. ah und hani party und bier scho erwähnt?
bisous
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