Networks, networks, networks...

That was the favorite word of each speaker on Thursday and Friday and I literally woke up one night the only thought in my head being "networks". All this means that it's time to say goodbye freedom once and for all and hello responsibilities, stress, workloads and deadlines. And a lot of partying to balance that, of course. And here I'd like to point out that we have been told even by the teachers that partying equals networking so it is almost obligatory in case you want the connections.

It is here, finally, the real start of school again. After two days of endless speeches and presentations and so much information that everyone have already forgotten most of it it was really nice to reset our brains on Friday night the very typical student way and now after gaining back the energy, I'm excited to start what I came here to do. My schedule is quite easy and leaves time for relaxing (read: homework, projects and essays). I have a couple of long days but then I have only one lesson on Mondays which I like a lot. Too bad for me that I have my hardest day on Thursday and Wednesday is apparently the official day for creating networks in the student world. Great. And on top of our scheduled schoolwork we will be spending the entire spring working on this mysterious project with a confusing name. Everyone's a little scared since nobody has a clear vision of what's to come.

I have lived in the capital for a week now and I gotta say that it hasn't been that bad. I like how close and easy to get all the services and means of transportation are. Coming from the countryside I expected crowds, noises and anxiety but to my delightful surprise I got to take a walk for an hour surrounded by trees and at times even no sight of buildings or roads. Definitely more people and noise than back home but so far I've been fine with it.

I still struggle with believing that I really live here, I might smile by myself walking in the center just because I find it so funny that I will spend the next years of my life here. This was so not what I planned that I constantly realize it over and over again how surreal the situation is. Positive surreal, though, and I can't wait for the summer since it will be so beautiful here. I still have some adapting to do when it comes to living by myself and the cruel reminder of it comes for example in the form of no milk in the fridge when you need coffee at 7 am.