Tuesday, December 30, 2014

A preparação

So the time flies. Couple of months ago I started to search places in Lisbon I could perform my five month on-the-job learning for Helmi Business & Travel college. After many (I kid you not, I sent nearly 100 of applications) e-mails, I finally got a positive answer from one hotel. At that moment, you really couldn't see all what was coming. It was just somewhere in the future and I didn't have to worry about that for a while. The apartment in Portugal was already arranged since I am staying at my boyfriends (I'll call him "P" in this blog) parents place and the place is already familiar.

Before my departure I had to do some arrangements. Small details, but important. Taking care that I have enough meds I need for five months, buying enough contact lenses, ordering accounts to my other bank account (couldn't use it through internet), changing the type of my Finnish mobile phone connection and things like that. I also needed a bigger luggage bag, that I got for free from my aunt.

Luckily, we are still having the apartment in Finland. We were living together with P with one of our friends, so during these next five months we are still paying him a small rent, just to keep our stuff there and have a place to return.

Anyway, here we are now, just couple of days before the departure. To be honest, I am not really waiting for flying right now. I guess everybody who reads the news even a bit, knows about the accident that happened to AirAsia couple of days ago. I know flying is the safest way to travel, but still, these kinds of news aren't making me comfortable.

PS. I am not really enjoying writing this blog in English. Even though I'd consider my skills pretty okay, I am still struggling a bit. In the future when I am living in a country that doesn't use either English or Finnish, it would be nice to share own thoughts on my mother language.

As a cherry on the top, here is a picture of something I am really waiting for. The best beer ever, lovely and delicious Super Bock.


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