Flying home today :)

Ok, it is really a very quick post.. .just let everybody knows that I am going to fly today to Budapest!
:)

And than Gabesz will pick me up, and take me to ST. At least I hope so. :)
There I will meet Sysy & ST, my 2 best friends...!!! :)

Than we will talk & talk & talk. :)
I think we have a lot to catch up!!!
Specially in their side, cause my life is nothing special. (jajajaja... ;)

Than on Monday I will check the Hungarian HP, than go out with my friends for an after work drink.
Than on Tuesday I will go working again, but in the evening already heading up to Pécs. :)
To visit my other friends there!!! (I will jump on everybody!!! :P)

Than, Wednesday I have to do some university stuff, than later have to go to my dentist... but no hope, no hope... :(
Anyways, Wednesday evening I am already in Pécs.

(huuu... I have to find my hungarian bank card... àààà)

Thursday poker party, or not, Friday going home after work!!!!!

FINALLY!!!

And than I will go to the old town of Gyor with my Grandfather and we will have hot wine, gluhwine or "vin chaud". :)
This is a kind of tradition between my grandfather & me. :)

And finally I can talk to my brother, and my family as well.

What do you feel when you know more about your family from the local newspaper???
My brother was in the TV, my father was in the newspaper, also my aunt and my cousin's husband.
Nice to get to know important information about my family from the media.
hahaha

So much looking forward to this 3 weeks!! :)))

bisous
Snowy full with energy, smile, hope and almost about to cry :)
Damm it, I need that Hubertus... :)

Ok, last check:
- passport
-code for check -in
-check-in time :)
-hun bank card
-B6 against the plane
-all the gifts
-HP stuff

See you guys in Geneva soon!!! :)

"Carbon dioxide emission rights" for Christmas

Enid invited me for dinner, for Swedish dinner.

The Swedish interns are really cool, but somehow different. They all work at UN, they are really cool, funny girls... We were talking about Christmas, their costumes, food, university, life in Sweden, etc. It was hilarious!
We also talked about Xmas presents, and one of the girls said that they will get "Carbon dioxide emission rights" for Christmas from the office. (maybe)

Hmm...

I have already heard about this "cap & trade system", and all stuff like that, where companies have certain amount of quotas how much carbon dioxide they can use per a certain time period, and if they have spare quotas, they can trade with them, sell it to other companies.

This right is the same, but for individuals.
According to her, the state has got a report, or some kind of tracking system, where the rights can be registered, and if an individual buys a "Carbon dioxide emission right" than companies can have less quotas.

I was trying to joke with this.
Like: if I have the right than, I can fly more often... Nobody was laughing.

I can not imagine that people will buy "carbon dioxide emission rights..."
Probably if I were rich I would buy rights, and than start trading with companies >> sell the right for higher price... ;) And to ease my guiltiness, I would join to the company "Green Action Day" or "Environmental Day" or sth like these initiatives.

That's why there is a difference between an intern at a multinational company and an intern at UN.

Ok, why am I so ironic???

I think I am already brainwashed.

I would really like to believe that if I bought a small unit of this rights, and told 3 people to do the same, and they should also do so and so on..., than maybe a huge factory would have less rights to pollute, have less quotas, and I would like to believe that a factory - instead of paying the penalty - would seriously pollute less.

I would really like to believe...

Escalade - National Fete of Geneva

I realized how less I wrote about the swiss people, the swiss culture, the swiss history, and things like that.

So, now here is the time to introduce you the

L'Escalade

Escalade is the national fete of Geneva.
On the night of 11 December 1602 Charles-Emmanuel, Duke of Savoy, tried to storm the town. His "Escalade" was repulsed, (actually by a woman who poured hot soup on the enemy...) and thereafter this patriotic event is commemorated by the Genevese.
(For more info click here)

Actually they have 2 weekends.
The first one is just a race, ok not just, but it is mainly a marathon, where people dress up, and run through some villages.
This year thousands of people came and run!
My flatmate, Adam too!!! We are sooo proud of him!!! :)

The second weekend is always biggest, and actually a really unique weekend of Geneva.
This is so true, I mean, the Old Town is full of brigades on horseback in 17th century costumes, country markets, folk music, fife and drum parades and torchlight marches.

AND!

I have learnt that there is a secret mediave passage, this is opened for public only during the Escalade in the whole year, that is the Passage de Monetier. This takes visitors along the base of the old fortification walls under the Cathedral, offering a palpable look at Old Geneva. Those who brave the passage at night receive cups of hot wine to ward off the cold. Yes, and those who are there earlier... :S

Anyways, we ate soup!Soup de la mere Royaume!!!
This is the special soup, full of vegetables, they serve it in a special pot, on it it is written: Escalade 2007, and if you take it back you get back your 5 CHF, but of course everybody keeps it. :)

Me too, but than I gave it to Joyce, one of the Chineese girl, and forgot about it...
Anyways, hope she has got it... ;)

I forgot to mention that we organized this weekend for other aiesec interns.

Thanks for Emilia for the accommodation!!!
Thanks for Julia for the sight seeing tour!!!

Saturday an other historical event took place: The constructions in front of RDL officially ended, and they celebrated the new tram!!!!

You can not imagine how big relief is it for us. (Ok, not for me anymore, but for the others living at RDL....)
That was one of the main reason why I moved out of RDL... the noise, the traffic, the construction...)
Now, it is over!!!! :)))
There was a huge celebration, cheerleaders and everything! :)

(And, later on, this new tram will go directly to my workplace, so it will take less time to travel always in the morning... ;)

During the weekend I slept also at RDL, (because it is great to be together, to wake up together and have breakfast together... :) but actually it was not that easy to sleep... I always heard all the traffics, the horns, people were shouting, screaming...

Saturday evening of course we went out.
First, as usual, the party starts at RDL, drinking, and now: with Chocolate fondue !!!
That was great! :)



I will bring home also something like that, don't worry!!! ;)

Than we went out to Shakers. It was actually a good party...

Than on Sunday, a few more trainees arrived.. unlucky them... because on Saturday - despite the weather forecast - it was sunny, but Sunday... rainy...

We wanted to go ice skating, instead in the rain we discovered a nice hot chocolate place and a great crépe -place! (salty pancakes.... nyamm...)

Than we saw the torchlight procession through the darkened streets in the Old Town, which led a bonfire. However, it was soooo coood, and we were tired, so we missed that one...

Anyways, to sum up, it was a great weekend! :)

Part of the "Grouppicturreeee!!!"

Life is short

Life is short,
Break the rules,
Forgive quickly,
Kiss slowly,
Love truly,
Laugh uncontrollably,
And never regret anything that made you smile.

Happy Santa Claus Day!!!!

I wish all of you Happy Santa Claus Day! :)

When I entered the office, the main assistant gave me 3 kisses and a huge Chocolate Santa... :))))
I wish all my day started like this! :)

Too bad that I will bite the head of this chocolate...
Maybe I shouldn't eat it..
But commeon...for me...a chocolate addicted person???
No way that I can live without eating it...

And it is from swiss chocolate... :)

nyammmm.... :)

Should I laugh or cry???

I got this video...
Amazing!