Hallo
AmigosJ
There
comes the second updateJ
As usual it is quite difficult to select the events from the last week that
could be interesting and worth mentioning for most of you, but I will give it a
tryJ
The
hammer this week was the Firmenkontaktgespräch, that is the local version
of Career Days. It is organised in a little different way than the one in
Bulgaria so that it is easier to organise and both companies and students can
get most use of it. The fair was separated in 2 parts: in one of them the
companies had the chance to interview preselected students that had beforehand
applied. Although the chosen ones were only 40 studentsout of about 120 from 10
companies (average 4 pro company) the companies were satisfied mostly because of
the quality of the applicants. The other part took place in the official
building of the University where all of the companies just like in a typical
fair had exposed themselves – products, HR policy and etc. All the students
were given the chance to go around, talk to the company representatives, gather
information and discuss future plans.
As I
felt myself not enough prepared for an interview I did not apply for one. I
visited the other part instead, trying to gather as much information as possible
that is adequate for my case. That was interesting experience for me, because I
still don’t feel quite confident in my german language skills. Still after the
second conversation I was doing pretty good. I had the chance to talk to
representatives from Ernst & Young, KPMG, BASF, Bosch, Commerzbank,
Dresdnerbank and others. I hope that in the near future something interesting
will come out as a result of those conversations.
One of
the little things that strongly thrilled me this week was the call from my
friend in Vancouver – Hugo. It is a great feeling to know that you have
friends somewhere there on the other side of the world, and those friends really
take care of you. That thrill almost made me cry. Thanks for calling buddyJ
I very
often make associations between Hugo’s father and myself. He left Peru, where
he was the chief representative of Procter & Gamble in Peru, and went to
Canada, where he had to face the difficulties of the immigrant’s life… He
was strong enough to get back to a comparatively high social status. I hope that
I will find the strength to manage out of the average immigrants fortune and get
the life standard I believe I deserve.
The
other two occasions from the last week, although not quite worth mentioning, are
the parties, that took place close to my place. I visited both of them. Looks
like I am getting oldL
I felt extremely bored on the first one. For the second I made sure that some
friends of mine (just as old as meJ)
would join me so that I could have some more fun. It is a strange feeling when
you observe the way the other people are having fun and this way you find
somewhat childish. That time I would rather be somewhere else with my friends
and discussing different issues than who how many times got drunk or with how
many girls have had sex…
I am
already planning my return back home. I am getting somewhat impassionate,
although there is fast one month till I get home. I can’t wait to see my
family, my friends and my girlfriend. I hope I will find enough time to see most
of them and am pretty sure that we will have a great new years party. Till then
– keep in touchJ
Hallo folksJ
As I
have already mentioned, this part of my site is supposed to keep you updated to
what I am doing. So if you haven’t got a mail or any other info about me just
have a look here. I will try to find time at least once a week to write about
the most interesting things in my day to day life.
As most
of you perhaps already know, right now I am in Mannheim, Germany. I study here
political science and economics. The Mannheim university is claimed to be one of
the best economical universities in Germany and it is an interesting challenge
to study here.
The last
week is one of the most interesting I have had here. The fun started on Friday
when Paco came from Switzerland to visit me and George. We prepared a huge salad
and sat round the table in my room, drank rakija and chatted till the morning.
Got I felt like home. On the next morning came Yolina to join us. The whole day
we were fooling around the city and shared experience we had gathered during the
last year. In the night there was a party downstairs and those of us who had
some energy left joined it. On the other day (Sunday) the three of us –
George, Paco and I went for a walk in Heidelberg. Paco was as usual unbelievable
energetic and enthusiastic. By the end of the day he had to leave us and
everybody had to go back to his tasks.
The
other interesting experience I had this week is the excursion to Strasburg,
France. It was organized by the Uni. The first part was a visit of the EU
Parliament with a chance for a short discussion with one of the officers there.
The building and discussion hall were quite impressing. We made some interesting
photos that I will upload later. The second part of the excursion was the so
called “cultural” part. We had the chance to learn a little bit more about
the history, architecture and culture of the city. There was a tour guide – a
very funny french guy who told us stories and showed us thing about we
wouldn’t have known if we were alone. Of course there was enough free time
when we could manage our own agenda and experience the city by ourselves. I
would say, that my first visit to France was quite interesting and the best part
of it was that some of my best friends – my sister Monika and George were by
me and I could share the emotions and the pleasure with them.
I could
say that the launching of this site is another thrilling part of this week for
me, but you already know about it. That was a project that I had been working
over already quite of a while. For the studies and other daily engagements I had
no time or lust to do it. But now it is a fact. I would be very grateful if you
share with me your critics and ideas so that I could do something to make the
site better. Thank you in advance.
Rapport givenJ