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Much sooner than expected, it only took a couple of days longer than the airmail card my parents sent off at the same time – which is either high praise for the parcel post or an embarrassment for the regular mail… But anyway, getting some of my books, Läckerli and the Swiss flag blanket my [...]
While I’ve been feeling crappy most of the day, I had two very nice surprises: a) In between my recipes, I found the two collages I made of all my friends, which I thought I’d forgotten at home. The wall over my desk is now much less white, with so many friendly faces smiling down [...]
Finally got my student id, but am feeling like crap. back home to medication and more reading. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Met up with Kathrin for a nice leisurely breakfast on Saturday, accompanied by some serious shopping for Christmas, sports clothes (a complete set, as mine were falling apart and were therefore left behind, but wow, expensive!*) and even a book (Arty Bees is a very nice used bookstore here). Then I went home to write [...]
After the first shock at the workload I decided to just take it one day at a time. Get up, go to uni, go home (doing any necessary shopping on the way), read homework for next day, make dinner/do housework, go to bed, repeat. In between I have Starbucks (short peppermint hot chocolate, no whipped [...]
Done with lectures for the week, but tutorial tom. and essay for mon. am now off to campus to get my student id. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
The HRIR (Human Resources and Industrial Relations) 201 class is going to be a killer! 9 hours a week, 2 hours tutorial, both of which have long lists of required reading, a 1-page essay every week, plus an exam at the end of the six week course… And the same in green will happen with [...]
After getting more household stuff organized, i’m meeting denise + kids in town. great weather! # Problems with my credit card, but for now i’m on my way to my first class. nervous! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tomorrow my first class starts. I’m a bit nervous, as I expect it to be quite different from what I’m used to – quite hard work, too, because this summer course is only one month long and will have fewer students. Wish me luck! Other than that I’m pretty ready for my time here. I [...]
My aunt Maria sent me a surprise email with a photo from the family goodbye weekend at my grandmother’s old summer house on the Greifensee near Zurich: That just gave me my first pang of homesickness.