I Enjoy, I Love, And I Feel!

I’m living a healthier life here than back at home. I walk every morning to work and it takes about 30 minutes, and depending on how I feel after work, I either take the bus or walk. Yesterday we met with other Finnish interns at Confederation of Finnish Industry (EK) and it was great! The funny thing is that there was a girl, with whom I cooperated back in 2006, when I was in the Student Union’s Executive Board as responsible for International Affairs, and she chaired the ESN-section (Erasmus Student’s Network, a European Exchange –programme) at the Student Union. We decided to go for a beer in the near future for old times sake. We even went to Krakow for the ESN Annual Meeting together. It was great fun! Yet for the health-part , I smoke less and eat proper food, which I make at home and then take with me to work. Yesterday I made pesto- mozzarella tortellinis from fresh pasta (ok, so I boiled it up; not exactly home-made food) and today I made mushroom soup with fresh mushrooms, yummy!

Today I met with the landlady’s father to sign the rental contract and pay the first month’s rent. On Monday I contacted one of the Finnish Members of Parliament, if he would have any ideas on topics for my thesis, which concerns innovation and small enterprises. Or might concern. We’ll see if I would be able to write on my thesis here so that it would be done until the autumn, when the seminars are held. On Monday I got my insurances fixed for the rental contract, as well.

I simply love it here. I love the international atmosphere and the amount of knowledge streaming around here. Even though I understand a lot of French and even have activated it here, I thought about getting myself a “French for Dummies” –book, so that I would get the basics in mind again, because I notice that at times I can’t remember how to say some things in French any more. But I managed it with the landlady’s father today – he speaks only French! A person that I know have been living here in the same house a couple of years ago, and she told me that the landlady’s parents used to offer her a Gin Tonic whenever she went to pay the rent, but unfortunately they didn’t offer me any today. ;) Well, maybe the next time! :D

 

 

The only thing I miss about Finland is my nearest and dearest. Nothing else. I actually woke up today with a feeling of anxiety towards living in Finland, so today I have actually been very present here all day and enjoyed every minute of it. Well, I’m most often present wherever I am, if not always!  And I’ve noticed that I have had very vivid dreams here, as well. It is as if I’m processing things, which actually feels good. And I’ve noticed, that everything I’ve learnt during the last year, and my whole life actually, come all together here. Wow! It actually feels that I’m on the right path, and I find myself often laughing when I notice things that come across that are somehow linked to the teachings of my life. It also feels great. It simply is awesome!

A Space Exhibition in Atomium I want to see ;)

Today I’ve also noticed that I haven’t been able to find words. All four languages (Finnish, Swedish, English and French) get mixed up and make it all a blur. I know that is just a phase, I’ve gone through this phase many times before. Yet it annoys me.

the lovely scent of mandarin and tangelo spicing up my home

One thing that I miss here, though, is music. I don’t have any music in my flat, not a radio or any other kind of music playing device, except for my computer (which I, btw, carry to work every day, I don’t leave it in the flat due to high theft percentage in Brussels). And I don’t have any music on it. I have to either buy a small radio or some cd’s, so that I can play music here, because music has always been essential for me, and it still is! Spotify doesn’t work in Belgium, which is a pity. Otherwise everything is good. Splendid!

For tomorrow I don’t have any plans, but on Saturday I might go to play some Bingo with the other Brussels Interns of Finland. Bingo of all activities! But I’m sure it will be fun joyworking with all the new faces! Connecting people!

Summa summarum: I enjoy, I love, and I feel.