We are sitting 6 girls around the table and having our cappuccino. Katya is drinking Mojito, as usual…
Making jokes, sharing the experience of the year passed by, started from 1st of May 2007, when 5 of us sat in cold Saratov, and 1 in Sri-Lanka….
Discussing our destinations…
Marina goes to Argentina, Katya to Pakistan, another Katya to Mauritius (that’s in Africa), Sasha to Mexico, me to Germany, Ira still thinks…
I mean, I started to doubt if I am really a change agent, everybody goes to such far-countries, thinking not just about their development, but also about the development of others, contribution to the organization, breaking stereotypes at the end, taking challenge.
The biggest challenge I could take was moving 3h away from my boyfriend, working in Big Four Firm, and even of that I started to doubt when was proposed cool salary here in Moscow…
What is my contribution and how can I bring something good and positive to this world? I will not shift people’s mindsets somewhere in Argentina, let the people experience Uruguay, recruit people in the islands of Indian ocean, but building up a family, and bringing children to the world is also something…
After yesterday quarrel with Erkan which let me oversleep today and be 1.5 h late for work, I realized, I really wanna go there… He accused me in having no trust and so on, but I still wanna go there…
Destination K-N-O-W-N.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Updates (or Cчастье есть!)
Through tryings and not, passion and striving to the result, grumbling and laugh, days and nights, sun and rain, I have finished my thesis ;)
Frankly, speaking I didn't put too much effort into it, think I was speaking and thinking of it more, than I really did write it. But still, we'll see on the 3rd of June what life will bring to us.
That is the first pleasant thing I wanted to share with you.
The second one, as I already wrote, that I have matched to Stuttgart. However now am in the process of making my documents. I have already subscribed to the embassy for 23rd of May, the german side is making working permission and insurance for me. I took documents from university and brought it to translation office, all these little stuff make me feel nearer to it ;)
The person who matched me really assists a lot. Yesterday, I got a veeeery big e-mail from the girl working where I'll work, she is from Hungary and finishing her internship there.
I wanna share how I will live ;)
There's a big 5-roomed flat + living room + veery big kitchen + bathroom.
Which I will share with the girl from Poland, guy fromRomania and girl from Columbia and may be other people will join us. They have everything there, that she listed in the e-mail, but the most important for me are wi-fi internet and washing machine ;)
The flat(I looked to the map) is situated very near with the old city of Stuttgart which (I looked to wikipedia photoes) looks amazing ;)))
It's situated in the east-south of Stuttgart, the same as I live here and my working place is on the South ;)
The transportation fees are covered by the company ;)
Irka, my best friend from Ufa, comes to Ulm, which is 1h away by train. It's like you go from Moscow to Korolev ;) There are a lot of museums and castles in Stuttgart and in the near. Just read about in wikipedia. It takes1.5h to get to France, 3h to Italy and 2h to Austria ;))))
On 7-10 august it's Beer Festival there. and on 27th Aug - 7th September - Wine Festival.
I read a bit of it every day, and the more I read, the more I wanna go there. It's unbelievable that I gonna spend a year there!!!
3rd nice news is that I got my "injured" passport today. US embassy doesn't make minds to staple one's passport and leave wholes in it ;) However, now I have my visa and going to New York on 7th of may to visit Lena. Crazy she is, or I am, but it was totally a random decision to go, which came to me while sitting at work and chatting in local messenger... In 2 days I already was on the way to Aeroflot office (although that day they declined tickets to me) and she was on the way to post to send an invitation ;) So easy it goes ;))))
Happy and enjoying me...Looking foward my next 2 months:)))
Frankly, speaking I didn't put too much effort into it, think I was speaking and thinking of it more, than I really did write it. But still, we'll see on the 3rd of June what life will bring to us.
That is the first pleasant thing I wanted to share with you.
The second one, as I already wrote, that I have matched to Stuttgart. However now am in the process of making my documents. I have already subscribed to the embassy for 23rd of May, the german side is making working permission and insurance for me. I took documents from university and brought it to translation office, all these little stuff make me feel nearer to it ;)
The person who matched me really assists a lot. Yesterday, I got a veeeery big e-mail from the girl working where I'll work, she is from Hungary and finishing her internship there.
I wanna share how I will live ;)
There's a big 5-roomed flat + living room + veery big kitchen + bathroom.
Which I will share with the girl from Poland, guy fromRomania and girl from Columbia and may be other people will join us. They have everything there, that she listed in the e-mail, but the most important for me are wi-fi internet and washing machine ;)
The flat(I looked to the map) is situated very near with the old city of Stuttgart which (I looked to wikipedia photoes) looks amazing ;)))
It's situated in the east-south of Stuttgart, the same as I live here and my working place is on the South ;)
The transportation fees are covered by the company ;)
Irka, my best friend from Ufa, comes to Ulm, which is 1h away by train. It's like you go from Moscow to Korolev ;) There are a lot of museums and castles in Stuttgart and in the near. Just read about in wikipedia. It takes1.5h to get to France, 3h to Italy and 2h to Austria ;))))
On 7-10 august it's Beer Festival there. and on 27th Aug - 7th September - Wine Festival.
I read a bit of it every day, and the more I read, the more I wanna go there. It's unbelievable that I gonna spend a year there!!!
3rd nice news is that I got my "injured" passport today. US embassy doesn't make minds to staple one's passport and leave wholes in it ;) However, now I have my visa and going to New York on 7th of may to visit Lena. Crazy she is, or I am, but it was totally a random decision to go, which came to me while sitting at work and chatting in local messenger... In 2 days I already was on the way to Aeroflot office (although that day they declined tickets to me) and she was on the way to post to send an invitation ;) So easy it goes ;))))
Happy and enjoying me...Looking foward my next 2 months:)))
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Справедливость в мире есть!
И тут я открываю сайт кафедры, и читаю:
"Объем работы должен быть в пределах 60-70 машинописных страниц, но не более 90 страниц. Работа должна выполняться через два интервала на листах формата А4, 1800 знаков на странице, включая пробелы и знаки препинания, размеры оставляемых полей: левое - 30 мм, правое - 10 мм, нижнее - 20 мм, верхнее - 20 мм. "
Выполняю все требования и, о Эврика, у меня 86 страниц диплома! Осталось написать введение и заключение, чуть подправить там всё. И дааа:)))
"Объем работы должен быть в пределах 60-70 машинописных страниц, но не более 90 страниц. Работа должна выполняться через два интервала на листах формата А4, 1800 знаков на странице, включая пробелы и знаки препинания, размеры оставляемых полей: левое - 30 мм, правое - 10 мм, нижнее - 20 мм, верхнее - 20 мм. "
Выполняю все требования и, о Эврика, у меня 86 страниц диплома! Осталось написать введение и заключение, чуть подправить там всё. И дааа:)))
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Пишу диплом...
Ною, ворчу, курю, ищу что-то в инете... Не могу, пытаюсь написать диплом.
Лена (соседка) : Маш, а тебе нельзя использовать какие-нибудь авторефераты?
Я: Можно... Только где их взять...
Лена: Ну я не знаю,в библиотеке....
Я: у меня новизна исследования так и прёт, но по моей теме нет НИ-ЧЕ-ГО
Лена: ну тогда тебе повезло, тебе не надо изучасть тот пласт трудов, которые оставили прошлые поколения..... :)))
У меня начинается истерика, я плачу, смеюсь, посыпаю голову песком!
Будет у меня этот диплом!
Тюлени не сдаются!!!
Лена (соседка) : Маш, а тебе нельзя использовать какие-нибудь авторефераты?
Я: Можно... Только где их взять...
Лена: Ну я не знаю,в библиотеке....
Я: у меня новизна исследования так и прёт, но по моей теме нет НИ-ЧЕ-ГО
Лена: ну тогда тебе повезло, тебе не надо изучасть тот пласт трудов, которые оставили прошлые поколения..... :)))
У меня начинается истерика, я плачу, смеюсь, посыпаю голову песком!
Будет у меня этот диплом!
Тюлени не сдаются!!!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
My morning mood....
Сова не даром злиться,
Пришла пора вставать,
Утро в окно стучится
И тормошит кровать,
И все засуетилось,
Все гонит Сову вон,
И жаворонки в кухне
Уж подняли трезвон....
Monday, April 14, 2008
Запах мокрого асфальта....
Сегодня, в воскресенье, я поняла, что люблю:
И Дашу, которая в футболке "Swimming Team of Russia", хотя я ее никогда (футболку в смысле) не видела
И Катю, которая не спит по ночам, и сова, как я (гены дают о себе знать), смотрит мультики на ДВД и мешает сестре спать
И Лену, которая их всех растит,
И Инну, которая рефлексирует и не хочет есть пиццу,
И Машку, которая в понедельник орала: ненавижу вас всех, а все выходные ведет транзишн
И Сашку, которая и жена, и айсекер, и магистр, и ведь все успевает,
И Сашку,которая по Москве, как по Шри-Ланке, в одежде для йоги,
И Катю, у которой по прививке в каждой руке, без них в Пакистан нельзя,
И Ленку, которая в Бостоне под дождем,
И Лину, у которой и диплом, и прайс, и метчинг, а она все равно позитивна,
И Крис, которая прыгает по лужам в час ночи,
И Вику, которая скоро в Аргентину, и когда я встречаю сидорову в маке на Пушке, она говорит мне про эндорсмент,
И Юльку, которая “has to admit that she is a happy person”,
а еще Эркана, который также как я любит своих друзей и идет с ними в бассейн потому что "Murat needs time off his wife, wanna suppоrt him".
Спасибо, что вы все есть...
И Дашу, которая в футболке "Swimming Team of Russia", хотя я ее никогда (футболку в смысле) не видела
И Катю, которая не спит по ночам, и сова, как я (гены дают о себе знать), смотрит мультики на ДВД и мешает сестре спать
И Лену, которая их всех растит,
И Инну, которая рефлексирует и не хочет есть пиццу,
И Машку, которая в понедельник орала: ненавижу вас всех, а все выходные ведет транзишн
И Сашку, которая и жена, и айсекер, и магистр, и ведь все успевает,
И Сашку,которая по Москве, как по Шри-Ланке, в одежде для йоги,
И Катю, у которой по прививке в каждой руке, без них в Пакистан нельзя,
И Ленку, которая в Бостоне под дождем,
И Лину, у которой и диплом, и прайс, и метчинг, а она все равно позитивна,
И Крис, которая прыгает по лужам в час ночи,
И Вику, которая скоро в Аргентину, и когда я встречаю сидорову в маке на Пушке, она говорит мне про эндорсмент,
И Юльку, которая “has to admit that she is a happy person”,
а еще Эркана, который также как я любит своих друзей и идет с ними в бассейн потому что "Murat needs time off his wife, wanna suppоrt him".
Спасибо, что вы все есть...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Spring in da city!
The spring has come and me in white trousers and white shoes running along the riverside hurring to work... To E&Y office, the place I enjoy.... Greeting the ducks happily, smiling to the sun and thinking of smth pleasant... Perhaps of one of you who is reading this blog now, perhaps of the one who I hope will never read it (I mean Erkan) ;)
Megafon provider made really shit to me and my netbynet also.... So I can't sms to Erkan and also can't meet with him online at the evening as my inet doesnt work at home, so Erkan became totally sweet, writing pleasant sms, phones me at evening, comes to gmail chat at daytime to say me the words of love.... He's far but I feel that the spring is also influencing him ;) In positive way to let him think of me....
I cross my fingers to be together with him... I've matched!!! The procedure is not over yet but it's 80%, no it's 98% that they take me to Stuttgart... Approach me personally for details ;) Frankly speaking, I am not in the mood of leaving Moscow as I like my job, I really experience the great development there, I like people and atmosphere there, I get incredibly interesting tasks... But the day I've known that I'm matched I was going happily through the street with Lina, and I was imagining it, liking it, smiling to my new way of life... Together with Erkan, with clean streets, without crowds in metro, with castles and cofee in the street, with weekends abroad.... I felt really change and I was happy for that... Awesome feeling indeed!!! I thought... Wow, it's been long I've experienced the same emotions, but does everybody whom I matched throughout these years felt so? More than 30 people... whose lives I influenced.... what was their reaction when they got the positive news.... Exchange is a really unique intensive experience... Especially if you match in spring ;)
Happy and enjoing me ;)
P. S. Don't ask me about my diploma... I told it's spring ;)
Megafon provider made really shit to me and my netbynet also.... So I can't sms to Erkan and also can't meet with him online at the evening as my inet doesnt work at home, so Erkan became totally sweet, writing pleasant sms, phones me at evening, comes to gmail chat at daytime to say me the words of love.... He's far but I feel that the spring is also influencing him ;) In positive way to let him think of me....
I cross my fingers to be together with him... I've matched!!! The procedure is not over yet but it's 80%, no it's 98% that they take me to Stuttgart... Approach me personally for details ;) Frankly speaking, I am not in the mood of leaving Moscow as I like my job, I really experience the great development there, I like people and atmosphere there, I get incredibly interesting tasks... But the day I've known that I'm matched I was going happily through the street with Lina, and I was imagining it, liking it, smiling to my new way of life... Together with Erkan, with clean streets, without crowds in metro, with castles and cofee in the street, with weekends abroad.... I felt really change and I was happy for that... Awesome feeling indeed!!! I thought... Wow, it's been long I've experienced the same emotions, but does everybody whom I matched throughout these years felt so? More than 30 people... whose lives I influenced.... what was their reaction when they got the positive news.... Exchange is a really unique intensive experience... Especially if you match in spring ;)
Happy and enjoing me ;)
P. S. Don't ask me about my diploma... I told it's spring ;)
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