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Friday, April 13, 2007
My first week in Stuttgart?
Quite terrible actually. First i had to drag and lug a heavy luggage with laptop and a hand carry bag all the way from Zuerich to Stuttgart. Then I had to almost forget my laptop in Zuerich and leave it on some trolley after I board the train. Next I had to rush about buying groceries and food and a phone card because no shops would be open the next day. Was too tired to cook that evening so i just ate some bread and went to bed. I don't think I bathed haha. Since the Hausmeister (they translate it as caretaker i think that's a bad tranlsation. Sounds like I live in a cemetary.) office was closed by the time I arrive in Stuttgart, my buddy had to collect my keys first. However, she didn't ask for bed linens and blankets(maybe she thought I will have), so I almost froze to death the first night. My bed was unfortunately far from the heater so I squatted beside the heater (heater was quite low on the floor). I was still shivering in front of the heater! Didn't felt any warmer even beside the heater. In the end I took all the warm jackets I brought to use as blankets. It was really DAMN bad.
But not the worse. I had called Siwei the previous evening and he asked me to call him when I wake up the next morning. I happily thought that was a fresh start to my day and tried to cheer up about being alone. To my dismay, I realised that ALL the food and aluminium foil I left in my LOCKED cupboard were gone. Till now I have no idea how it happened. It just happened! I went straight back to my room, sat on the bed and cried. Yes I always cry easily, but that was the 4th time since I reached Germany. Was already trying to hold back tears on the train from Zuerich. Cried after I bought the groceries and before I fell asleep.
Lucky for me, I didn't put all the stuff in that cupboard. Ate some bread mixed with tears LOL (not that bad) and met S. We went around a bit and then to his friend's place. Nice friend of his, lent me blankets and bedsheets, i ate lunch and dinner at his place. The next 2 days were much better. Oh yes I almost forgot to mention that my buddy left for Prague the very next day after I arrived so I was feeling lost most of the time. Had to time to do the free StudiTicket, so had to buy the freaking expensive day ticket to travel.
Since last year, I always thought I enjoy being alone. Now I really hate it. It makes me feel depressed and lost. Helpless and vulnerable even. Germans are damn tall I feel like an insignificant kid. Totally different from immersion, so much more enjoyable and memorable than this horrible week. Like Faith, initially I just feel like flying home immediately. Thankfully it's much better now.
Here's a few pics.
nice blur sky from Fernsehturm
yuck don't they look like meal worms?
shu trying to enjoy being alone
and a nice sunset to round the horrible week up
Quite terrible actually. First i had to drag and lug a heavy luggage with laptop and a hand carry bag all the way from Zuerich to Stuttgart. Then I had to almost forget my laptop in Zuerich and leave it on some trolley after I board the train. Next I had to rush about buying groceries and food and a phone card because no shops would be open the next day. Was too tired to cook that evening so i just ate some bread and went to bed. I don't think I bathed haha. Since the Hausmeister (they translate it as caretaker i think that's a bad tranlsation. Sounds like I live in a cemetary.) office was closed by the time I arrive in Stuttgart, my buddy had to collect my keys first. However, she didn't ask for bed linens and blankets(maybe she thought I will have), so I almost froze to death the first night. My bed was unfortunately far from the heater so I squatted beside the heater (heater was quite low on the floor). I was still shivering in front of the heater! Didn't felt any warmer even beside the heater. In the end I took all the warm jackets I brought to use as blankets. It was really DAMN bad.
But not the worse. I had called Siwei the previous evening and he asked me to call him when I wake up the next morning. I happily thought that was a fresh start to my day and tried to cheer up about being alone. To my dismay, I realised that ALL the food and aluminium foil I left in my LOCKED cupboard were gone. Till now I have no idea how it happened. It just happened! I went straight back to my room, sat on the bed and cried. Yes I always cry easily, but that was the 4th time since I reached Germany. Was already trying to hold back tears on the train from Zuerich. Cried after I bought the groceries and before I fell asleep.
Lucky for me, I didn't put all the stuff in that cupboard. Ate some bread mixed with tears LOL (not that bad) and met S. We went around a bit and then to his friend's place. Nice friend of his, lent me blankets and bedsheets, i ate lunch and dinner at his place. The next 2 days were much better. Oh yes I almost forgot to mention that my buddy left for Prague the very next day after I arrived so I was feeling lost most of the time. Had to time to do the free StudiTicket, so had to buy the freaking expensive day ticket to travel.
Since last year, I always thought I enjoy being alone. Now I really hate it. It makes me feel depressed and lost. Helpless and vulnerable even. Germans are damn tall I feel like an insignificant kid. Totally different from immersion, so much more enjoyable and memorable than this horrible week. Like Faith, initially I just feel like flying home immediately. Thankfully it's much better now.
Here's a few pics.
nice blur sky from Fernsehturm
yuck don't they look like meal worms?
shu trying to enjoy being alone
and a nice sunset to round the horrible week up
posted by Shu at 2:35 AM
