Alive, in Belgium ;)

So since its been a while I apdated this blog, it'll have several entries at once, and sorry for loosing chronological logic :)

/written on thursday 24th but didnt reach th blog/

Update for those who are lost:

Where I am now: in Brussels, Belgium

Doing what: Internship at Ingersoll Rand for a year ~ as Early Talent Development Coordinator

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Brussels

To be that honest havent seen much of Brussels yet. Since I came on Friday 18th with 4 hour flight delay from London, and Janina picked me up. Since then I was taken care of by my lovely roommates and collegues. So I didn’t have to wonder around. Shame, really,cus that’s how I remember and discover new places. But I'll have time for that.

Only now I realize I created an image of Belgium and Brussels, that is so far doesn’t match the reality, so it doesn’t feel like I'm in Belgium. It just doesn’t! But I know its more of my problem than Belgium :)

Coming back to Brussels, thanks to Sorin and Cosmin I've seen Basilique and The Cinquantenaire. Oh, and European Commission next to it!! Yeahh…gotta do some sightseeing :)

Still some magic things kep happen to me. For example today I was passed by a girl on a one-wheel bike! And people keep talking to me In French!! Whch is really emberrassing since I don’t know a word really.. So I am researching ways to enroll in French classes..

So I moved in my new appartment for now. In a Turlish neighbourhood, but 10 minutes till "sort of" central area called "Botanique" (the only place name I really remember!) and from there its another 5 minutes till main Shopping street and another 5 minutes to a nice bar area! So I got everything there!

By the way, Belgium is all on sales now! And u know what sucks? Shops don’t work on Sunday and close at 7pm on weekdays. So I have only Saturday to shop.. For anything ~ not just clothes! That’s why I still lack shopping from IKEA and my own phone number.

So back to my place. I got roommates!! Let me present to you…

Janina: a girl I met in 2005 Decembr at NPS in Romania, and then at Art of Hosting in Lithuania, and then ICs, and other places, so now she is my dear roommate, who met me in the airport and takes care of me at home :) MC Fin in Belgium now. Hobby: puzzles : \

Sorin: a guy I met…at the same NPS in 2005, MC Romania last year now working in Brussels. A guy with the car, who is so nice to take me around when I ask nicely :)

Cosmin: yeah, met at same place, same time, now INBev intern looking for a place, so staying with us for now, sleping with Sorin. Cleaning the house and watching "Friends".

These two guys are on my top ten random people with random jokes ~ I've ever met in my life! But they are lots of fun :) took me out on the first night in Belgium, thank you guys :)

..& Kay: CEEDer from Australia, talking with fun accent :) She is a cooking goddess of our place :) Today we all helped out with lemon with poppy seeds muffins which were too good to b true :)

Plus Stephanie and Rita from upstairs make it really fun to stay here. I its been just a week, but having first week of work, its so ice to come back home to this kingom of randomness : )

My roommies excluding Kay: Cosmin, Janina, Me and Sorin (with his "How are you doing? ;)" look)

Only challenge in our place is internet: we ony have internet for messengers and gmail for anotehr week… which makes it very awkward to open facebook during my lunch hour at work :)

Work! I am back to 9-to-6 lifestyle with its up and downs. Means waking up at 7 am, but also means lots of nw and exciting work! So far I am mostly learning and planning my work, but its fun to feel responsibility and a bit of freedom to develop things! So far work looks very interesting. And from what I see now ingersoll Rand taking internships really seriously - and it’s really challenging work with lots of self development! Apply Apply Apply! ))

People at work are great, I have a feeling I'll like it here. Special thanks to George who's been taking care of me at work and even lended his phone card :)