Thursday, January 11, 2007

First 5 days and hostel life

Hello! 5th day going in dublin. Have been very busy time and tens of things to do, but nothing done eh.. somehow i haven't felt any "culture shock" for the present maybe because i mentally prepared to affect anything between land and sky.. generally the everyday living is pretty similar than in finland. the biggest differences are i guess, the public services, terrible traffic and pub culture. last mentioned is that finnish people should learn about.

at the moment i'm seeking for accommodation and been in a hostel since sunday. i must say that 10e per night is a good choice in the beginning. frames are not very luxury but worth to stay if budget is low. on the other hand there might be some negative things too. the worst thing happened on tuesday night when 3 young british guys came from the bar somewhere 3 am and one of them snored so loud noone couldn't sleep well (it was 10 bed mixed room for both males and females). now i booked another hostel for 1 night and going to see some apartment and one georgian house nearby my working place. let's see if im lucky and get a room.

what else. traffic is horrible, pedestrians (including myself of course:) are unconcerned of their own safety. no one knows what's the difference between a red and a green light. beer is good (surprise) and restaurants as well. in job we've just hanging around so far but also got some training lessons. next monday will start a new practical training on the desk. they gave us a couple of days time to arrange some things such as pps number, bank account, accommodation and so on.. so life is getting to start normalize soon, hopefully.

later

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