So where we go:
- still 4 crazy weeks at the office! A lot to do... and beginning of August I will be responsible for the whole financial reporting, and even the financial presentation at the Business Review of Electrolux Norway!! I feel a lot of pressure on me... but that's really exciting!!
- I am really looking forward to see my younger sister here in Oslo! She will be coming with her boyfriend on the 21st of July!! I can not wait to see them here!!
- HOLIDAYS: YES!!! in 4 weeks!!
Unfortunately, I will not go to Brazil (as I had it in mind first), but I will spend one week in Germany with Zuzka (a friend from Slovakia, doing right now an internship in Germany), and one week in Portugal with Emilie, a friend from France.
So I will be flying from Oslo to Berlin, spending few days in Berling, and then going to Dusseldorlf, but on the way to Dusseldorf, we will probably stop at Dortmund!
Then I will fly from Dusseldorlf to Faro, in Portugal. Staying 3 days in Faro, and then going to Lisbon for 4 days. From there I will take my fly back to Oslo!
So it will be 2 weeks holidays in 2 news countries where I have never been!
- As soon as I will be back to Oslo, I will be back to the office... and the plan is: starting working on the Budget 2009!! it is going to be a lot of work, but I am really lucky, as Intern, to have the chance to work on that!! (By the way, I still love so much my internship hehe)
So I think that is for now!!
Hope that my next post will be before Spetember!! :p I will try! I promise!!
samedi 12 juillet 2008
Internship now, but what's next?
That's a good question! I came to Norway last September and was supposed to stay for one year... My AIESEC intern contract has already been extended to March 2009. But then?
It is a question that I have asked myself quite a lot these last weeks.
Few weeks ago, I told myself that next year, or I am back to France, or why not about staying a bit more in Norway. I didn't feel going to a new country again. It is an amazing and unique experience living and working abroad, but I think it was time for me to stop changing countries or cities every year... I start being tired of starting from zero again every year (meeting new people, making new friends, adapting myself to a new country, languages, environment...).
During my holidays in France, I realized that I miss my own country, friends, and would really like to go to Paris and work there for a while.
But in a way, I know that the life in Paris is a bit... let's say "crazy"! People are stressed, running all the time (subway, street...) and don't take time for enjoying life. They go to work at 9am and leave the office at 7pm, and then spend 1 hour in the subway to come back home. Maybe some people will not agree with me but it is really my opinion after leaving one year in Paris and see how my friends live there. When I compared that to Norway, I can see that I can considerate myself as lucky! Most of time, I am at the office from 8am to 4-5pm. Quality of life here is great! During summer days are so long, that actually after my day at the office, it is another day which is starting!!
So I took a decision: not think to much about that now! :) Now it is summer and soon holidays again!!
And in September, I will think seriously about my future. I even already have a meeting planned with my manager to talk about that. I feel that they would like me to continue working in Electrolux (maybe not in Norway, but at least in Europe...)... we will see...
...to be continued!
Few weeks ago, I told myself that next year, or I am back to France, or why not about staying a bit more in Norway. I didn't feel going to a new country again. It is an amazing and unique experience living and working abroad, but I think it was time for me to stop changing countries or cities every year... I start being tired of starting from zero again every year (meeting new people, making new friends, adapting myself to a new country, languages, environment...).
During my holidays in France, I realized that I miss my own country, friends, and would really like to go to Paris and work there for a while.
But in a way, I know that the life in Paris is a bit... let's say "crazy"! People are stressed, running all the time (subway, street...) and don't take time for enjoying life. They go to work at 9am and leave the office at 7pm, and then spend 1 hour in the subway to come back home. Maybe some people will not agree with me but it is really my opinion after leaving one year in Paris and see how my friends live there. When I compared that to Norway, I can see that I can considerate myself as lucky! Most of time, I am at the office from 8am to 4-5pm. Quality of life here is great! During summer days are so long, that actually after my day at the office, it is another day which is starting!!
So I took a decision: not think to much about that now! :) Now it is summer and soon holidays again!!
And in September, I will think seriously about my future. I even already have a meeting planned with my manager to talk about that. I feel that they would like me to continue working in Electrolux (maybe not in Norway, but at least in Europe...)... we will see...
...to be continued!
Summer
Long time again that I didn't write anything on my blog! I promised myself to do it more often, but still...
After my week end in Paris, I took a train to Embrun, where my family lives, and after 11 hours spending in the train (yes, I am living in a small place in the middle of the Alps), I arrived home!
There, I spent one week!
Meeting different friends every day, talking to my father, spending a lot of time with my younger sister... all these moments were great! 3 friends of mine from Paris came also for the week end!
The weather was perfect: sunny and 35 degrees outside... I could go to the lake every day and lye on the sun!
On the 23rd, my father drove me back to the airport in Marseille where I took my flight to Norway. It was actually a really strange feeling... leaving my family and country again... and some hours later I was back to Oslo, where it was raining! snif snif :(
But then the sun was back to Olso too, and I am right now enjoying the summer here, even if it is not warm as it is probably in France right now. But days are still really long.
So since I came back to Norway, almost 3 weeks ago, it has been a bit crazy... A lot to do at the office!
I thought that because most of people are in holidays in July, it will be more relaxed at the office, but not at all! My manager is right now in holidays, for almost 5 weeks, and she gave me most of her responsibilities. It is really challenging but interesting!
So I have been working hard these last days, but I don't forget to enjoy life as well:
- cinema,
- volley ball (yes!! we have a team and are playing beach volley every Tuesday evening!!),
- jogging (last time, it was 2 days ago at 6.30am with my flat mate! cool jogging: sun was already shinning, nobody in the park/street and then I was full of energy for the rest of the day at the office),
- biking (now that I am living in the city center, I can use the city bike every day instead to take the subway!)
I just love living in Oslo!! The quality if life is excellent here!! The only problem is that there is no too much sun during winter, but still, I really enjoy my time here! :)
Since my trip to Tromso, what did I do?!
First, in June, I came back to France for 10 days!! It was perfect holidays. I think at this time I needed a break, having some holidays, spending time home with family and friend...
I spent the first week end in Paris! First evening, we went to a restaurant with Jean, François and Vinicius (a friend from Brazil that I didn't meet since I left Brazil). So the plan was having some good food for a cheap price :) and then buying a cheap bottle of wine and drinking in the street! We had a ice walk in the city (Notre Dame, Chatelet, Hotel de Ville)!
I realized that I miss France and also the life in Paris (even if I know that the life is a bit crazy there)
The day after, I went to an AIESEC Global Village! It was a good event to meet most of the AIESECers again, mainly the MC members. On Saturday night we had a nice party at Cité Universitaire (great place to party, meet students and young people in Paris).
Unfortunately I spent only from Friday evening to Sunday in Paris. So it was really short and it was not possible to see all of my friends there, but I really had a great time!!
First, in June, I came back to France for 10 days!! It was perfect holidays. I think at this time I needed a break, having some holidays, spending time home with family and friend...I spent the first week end in Paris! First evening, we went to a restaurant with Jean, François and Vinicius (a friend from Brazil that I didn't meet since I left Brazil). So the plan was having some good food for a cheap price :) and then buying a cheap bottle of wine and drinking in the street! We had a ice walk in the city (Notre Dame, Chatelet, Hotel de Ville)!
I realized that I miss France and also the life in Paris (even if I know that the life is a bit crazy there)
The day after, I went to an AIESEC Global Village! It was a good event to meet most of the AIESECers again, mainly the MC members. On Saturday night we had a nice party at Cité Universitaire (great place to party, meet students and young people in Paris).
After my week end in Paris, I took a train to Embrun, where my family lives, and after 11 hours spending in the train (yes, I am living in a small place in the middle of the Alps), I arrived home!
There, I spent one week!
Meeting different friends every day, talking to my father, spending a lot of time with my younger sister... all these moments were great! 3 friends of mine from Paris came also for the week end!
The weather was perfect: sunny and 35 degrees outside... I could go to the lake every day and lye on the sun!
On the 23rd, my father drove me back to the airport in Marseille where I took my flight to Norway. It was actually a really strange feeling... leaving my family and country again... and some hours later I was back to Oslo, where it was raining! snif snif :(
But then the sun was back to Olso too, and I am right now enjoying the summer here, even if it is not warm as it is probably in France right now. But days are still really long.
So since I came back to Norway, almost 3 weeks ago, it has been a bit crazy... A lot to do at the office!
I thought that because most of people are in holidays in July, it will be more relaxed at the office, but not at all! My manager is right now in holidays, for almost 5 weeks, and she gave me most of her responsibilities. It is really challenging but interesting!
So I have been working hard these last days, but I don't forget to enjoy life as well:
- cinema,
- volley ball (yes!! we have a team and are playing beach volley every Tuesday evening!!),
- jogging (last time, it was 2 days ago at 6.30am with my flat mate! cool jogging: sun was already shinning, nobody in the park/street and then I was full of energy for the rest of the day at the office),
- biking (now that I am living in the city center, I can use the city bike every day instead to take the subway!)
I just love living in Oslo!! The quality if life is excellent here!! The only problem is that there is no too much sun during winter, but still, I really enjoy my time here! :)
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