Update ... on my way to Munich
Nothing extra-ordinary is happening here ... have been with a couple of colleagues at a nice dim sum dinner downtown Rotterdam last Saturday…
Started Salsa classes last Sunday in a club downtown … signed up for the “Beginner 2” course together with some of my class mates… finally a “real” salsa teacher … it’s great – love it :)
Also, found a way to manage my group pretty well … we had a good “elevator pitch” last Saturday and a productive, time-efficient meeting … and the marathon weekend (4 classes from FR afternoon to SA afternoon including 3 presentations) is over …
Am flying to Munich today … after class I make my way to the airport and off I go for a week of fun!
That’s all for now …
B.
Rotterdam
I can’t believe I’m here in Rotterdam already since nearly two weeks … time is flying …
I didn’t really have good luck upon arrival …
- My room was disgustingly dirty when I arrived … at least, it was thoroughly cleaned (and repaired) the next day by the housing department from uni … now it’s acceptable
- I was able to bring my bike from Austria on the plane to The Netherlands (free of charge) … I was just not able to find a taxi drive who was willing to take the bike, so I left it at Rotterdam Centraal (the train station) … I picked it up the next day (it was still there - in one piece with all pieces attached) … unfortunately, I was not able to fully screw the pedal in … thought I ride it to uni and find someone who is stronger than me who will fix that … well, about half the way and the pedal fell off (and actually needed the whole thingy replaced) … 25 Euro …
- My camera is not working anymore … the lens can’t be moved anymore, hence, no pictures can be taken anymore either …
Thought after these 3 things it must be fine … well, today, fully geared up for a pleasure bike ride to Gauda, I found my bike with a flat … so, no pleasure ride but pushing the bike back to the shop to get the fixed …another 30 Euro gone because it needs not only a new tube but also a new tire! *grrrrrrrrrrr*
Besides these pieces of bad luck – and the weather (it rains every couple of mins, you never know how it’s going to be next) – Rotterdam is pretty nice. I live about 20mins walking distance from uni, in Kralingen, which is the better district of Rotterdam and has heaps of nice houses in a very green surrounding …
Classes started already last week … have a really good study group for the Sustainability class … and a really chatty, pretty unproductive group for Entrepreneurship … hope that’s getting better soon … otherwise classes are good, enjoy the Supply Chain one as well as the Entrepreneurship class.
My last month in Melbourne ...
Hi all,
A quick update over the last weeks – neglected the blog a bit since I left Oz.
Well, after a couple of more good-byes and a final EOT-party in a really nice location in Melbourne’s CBD, I left Oz making my way to Europe.
I'll miss Melbourne and all my friends there!
I had a 2- day stop over in Bangkok. I visited a lot of sight’s such as the king’s palace, some temples, the floating markets (about 160km outside Bangkok), … and of course I got a massage every day!
Finally, on Wednesday 22 August early morning I arrived in Vienna … my parents (and doggy) picked me up from the airport ….
FINALLY – AT HOME AGAIN!
Met a lot of people which I – obviously – haven’t seen in more than a year … had a really cool party on the Saturday with lots of my friends … some even joined in from Germany!
So, that was the the last month in "fast forward" …
