After 14 months I can say that:
I did the right thing when I moved here
Ultimately Dublin is a cozy city, where you feel at home
Where you can go to a party on a Saturday night and at first you know only one person, but in a couple of hours you know everyone there, or at least the most significant ones
I may miss something from Sweden but I am happy to be here
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
När är det dags att lämna Dublin?
Fyra år ser ut som den maximala tiden att bo på Irland för många personer.
Många kompisar och bekanta som har bott på denna ö har levt utan problem de första tre år, men efteråt har de börjat leta efter
någonting annat, det vill säga de har börjat söka ett ny ställe att bo.
Varför?
Orsaken kunde vara att man blir så van till sitt liv att det känns som bara rutin, och man vill inte känna sig som en maskin.
Så lösningen är identifierad med en flyttning till ett annat land där man kan hitta vad man inte har, eller minst där kan man känna sig motiverad
När man börjar allting från början i ett nytt land känns man sig levande och det är bara bra.
Problemet är att efter en stund riskerar man att befinna sig på en ny rutin, och vad blir viktigast är om de sakerna som man har i nytt land är bättre än de sakerna som man hade i föregående landet.
Annars kan det hända att man bestämmer sig för att återvända till föregående landet, därför att under mellantiden har man fattat att detta land var bättre än man hade bedömd i första hand..
Många kompisar och bekanta som har bott på denna ö har levt utan problem de första tre år, men efteråt har de börjat leta efter
någonting annat, det vill säga de har börjat söka ett ny ställe att bo.
Varför?
Orsaken kunde vara att man blir så van till sitt liv att det känns som bara rutin, och man vill inte känna sig som en maskin.
Så lösningen är identifierad med en flyttning till ett annat land där man kan hitta vad man inte har, eller minst där kan man känna sig motiverad
När man börjar allting från början i ett nytt land känns man sig levande och det är bara bra.
Problemet är att efter en stund riskerar man att befinna sig på en ny rutin, och vad blir viktigast är om de sakerna som man har i nytt land är bättre än de sakerna som man hade i föregående landet.
Annars kan det hända att man bestämmer sig för att återvända till föregående landet, därför att under mellantiden har man fattat att detta land var bättre än man hade bedömd i första hand..
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Dun Laoghaire
"Is there only this"?
This is the typical thing people wonder when they live in a place and they never travel around.
And the answer is "Yes, there is only that if you always stick around. What else could you come across if you never move from the same spots?"
If you want to experience something else you need to move your ass, take a car, a bus, a train or a plane. Then you'll see different realities.
If you win your laziness you can discover many unknown things.
Sometime you don't even need to go so far away from where you live; half an hour and it feels like you are in a different world...
This is the typical thing people wonder when they live in a place and they never travel around.
And the answer is "Yes, there is only that if you always stick around. What else could you come across if you never move from the same spots?"
If you want to experience something else you need to move your ass, take a car, a bus, a train or a plane. Then you'll see different realities.
If you win your laziness you can discover many unknown things.
Sometime you don't even need to go so far away from where you live; half an hour and it feels like you are in a different world...
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Roma International Film Festival
Sometimes it feels good to be in Roma.
For the time being I prefer living in a smaller place like Dublin, however, in places like Rome there are
big things going on and it can be pleasant to be there when they happen.
Today I was at the Roma International Film Festival where you can breathe culture, smell it all around
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Nasty drunken Irish girls
Sometimes I am asked why I don't like go clubbing.
Simply because I do not enjoy it.
An example as to why I don't enjoy it is when you are on your own, smoking a cigarette, and a drunken girl turns up and demands to wear your hat. You tell her you don't want to give her your hat, because you know she is going to pass it to all her friends and then collecting it becomes a very had task.
So what does she do?
She asks you where you are from so she can insult your nationality.
And what do you do?
You make up a nationality to see what sort of bullshit she will come up with
There she goes
Simply because I do not enjoy it.
An example as to why I don't enjoy it is when you are on your own, smoking a cigarette, and a drunken girl turns up and demands to wear your hat. You tell her you don't want to give her your hat, because you know she is going to pass it to all her friends and then collecting it becomes a very had task.
So what does she do?
She asks you where you are from so she can insult your nationality.
And what do you do?
You make up a nationality to see what sort of bullshit she will come up with
There she goes
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Blues in Dublin
In the weekend,
instead of running after drunken girls in mini skirts and high heels who go out to satisfy their narcissism (by being observed by every guy), a sensible guy can decide to go listen to good blues music and feel like being in a different environment.
It is definitely worth it!
instead of running after drunken girls in mini skirts and high heels who go out to satisfy their narcissism (by being observed by every guy), a sensible guy can decide to go listen to good blues music and feel like being in a different environment.
It is definitely worth it!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Budapest
Budapest is an amazing city.
Not only is the capital of Hungary gorgeous, what is really surprising is the welfare it communicates: it could very well be the capital of one of the richest countries on earth.
Once again you need to go visit a place to understand it, otherwise you will stick to stereotypes which have nothing to do with reality...
Not only is the capital of Hungary gorgeous, what is really surprising is the welfare it communicates: it could very well be the capital of one of the richest countries on earth.
Once again you need to go visit a place to understand it, otherwise you will stick to stereotypes which have nothing to do with reality...
Monday, August 15, 2011
Plzen
When you visit a place for 2 days you have just a few elements to get an idea of the city.
It's very tricky if you cannot talk to anybody since everyone speaks only their own language.
Probably Pilsen (or Plzen) offers more during the weekend when everyone feels like partying, but during weekdays it's the opposite of Belgrade: nobody around and empty pubs.
However there might be some festival which could offer some pleasant moment...
It's very tricky if you cannot talk to anybody since everyone speaks only their own language.
Probably Pilsen (or Plzen) offers more during the weekend when everyone feels like partying, but during weekdays it's the opposite of Belgrade: nobody around and empty pubs.
However there might be some festival which could offer some pleasant moment...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Beograd
It's hard to describe a city which you visit for less than 48 hours.
So you need to trust your instincts, your sixth sense.
Belgrade is a peculiar city: not so attractive during the day, very fascinating with the dark.
It communicates strong emotions, because those who live there do nothing to hide their feelings, with the inevitable Balcan attitude.
What a shame the girls repress their feelings after showing them...
So you need to trust your instincts, your sixth sense.
Belgrade is a peculiar city: not so attractive during the day, very fascinating with the dark.
It communicates strong emotions, because those who live there do nothing to hide their feelings, with the inevitable Balcan attitude.
What a shame the girls repress their feelings after showing them...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Erasmus reunion in Stockholm: 10th anniversary
I do not know if there are other examples in Europe. Maybe. Maybe not. These people started their Erasmus year 10 years ago, and they meet every year somewhere in Europe to celebrate a reunion, to prove that the Erasmus spirit is still alive.
This year they celebrated the 10th anniversary, so they had to reunite where everything started: Stockholm. The reunion ended with what was typical during their Erasmus: a corridor party.
Ten years later they were in the same spot for their last corridor party.
Was it really the last one?
This year they celebrated the 10th anniversary, so they had to reunite where everything started: Stockholm. The reunion ended with what was typical during their Erasmus: a corridor party.
Ten years later they were in the same spot for their last corridor party.
Was it really the last one?
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