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Kære Allesammen!  [ENGLISH BELOW]

Så er der gået en uge siden jeg ankom til Pavia. Tiden er gået stærkt og jeg nyder hvert sekund - jeg vil absolut ikke gå glip af det mindste.

Allerede har jeg fået en masse nye indtryk og en masse oplevelser. I fredags holdt vi en mindre middag, som endte ud i lidt pre-fest inden en bytur (som jeg dog takkede nej til, pga. eksamensopgave). Klokken var 01.00 da folk forlod hytten, fordi de besluttede sig for at tage videre i byen. En halv time efter de var gået, ringer det på døren, og jeg går ud fra at det nok er Francisco, som har glemt et eller andet. Jeg åbner, og hvem står der? En italiensk politibetjent, som så alt andet end glad ud. I samme sekund glemmer jeg alt italiensk jeg har lært og viser mig absolut ikke fra den bedste side :P Hele episoden foregik nogenlunde således:

Italiensk politibetjent: "Vi har fået en klage om, at I holder fest her"  (på italiensk siger man dog, "fare casino" = lave rod/forvirring).

Malene: "Jo, eller.. nej..ikke mere. Her er kun mig!"

Italiensk politibetjent: "Er du HELT sikker på det?"

Malene: "Jeg er vældig sikker på, at her kun er mig :) :) :) "

Italiensk politibetjent: "Må jeg komme ind og se efter?"

Malene: "Du skal være så hjertelig velkommen -  værs'go!"

Han kommer ind og går rundt i hele lejligheden, mens han ser underligt og mistænkeligt på mig. 

Italiensk politibetjent: "Jeg skal bruge noget ID.. dit pas for eksempel."

Han får mit pas, og begynder at skrive ned...

Malene: "Hvad med at skrive mit nummer ned nu hvor du er ved det, så skal du ikke helt herud næste gang."

Italiensk politibetjent: "NEJ FRØKEN. DER BLIVER INGEN NÆSTE GANG!" (han skriver dog stadig nummeret ned )

Malene: "nå ja, okay.. Men vil du ikke have en kop kaffe så?" (Jeg havde lige lavet espresso)

Italiensk politibetjent: "Nej tak. Jeg er jo på arbejde. Men godnat, og hold ikke fester på dette tid af døgnet mere. Folkene nedenunder har ret til at sove."

Malene: "Absolut hr. betjent. Stol trygt på det. Hav en god aften."

Italiensk politibetjent: "Ja, nu er det jo faktisk nat. Men husk på, hvad jeg har sagt. Ikke mere fest. Godnat."

Og således gik det til, at jeg allerede har været i klammeri med politiet og nok står listet i et eller andet system nu.... :)

Weekenden gik for det meste med at skrive den der eksamensopgave færdig, som blev afleveret mandag morgen via intranettet - tre minutter før deadline.

Tirsdag morgen klokken 9, mødtes jeg med en tysk veninde (Katarina), der skulle til Zürich og besøge noget familie. Hun havde spurgt om jeg havde lyst til at tage med og det siger man jo ikke nej til! Så kunne jeg ved samme lejlighed sige hej til Rasmus i Thalwil. Jeg glædede mig virkelig meget, men havde ingen anelse om, hvilken kompleks tur jeg begav mig ud på. Cirka 70 km inden min ankomst i Thalwil valgte bilen at bryde sammen - lige dér, midt på autostradaen. Og der holdt vi så - halvt på kørebanen, halvt i nødsporet med store lastbiler susende forbi - nogle gange, kun 20 cm fra at køre os i totalt smadder. Katarina gik i lettere panik og besluttede sig for at ringe til ADAC, for kun at få at vide, at ADAC altså kun opererer i Tyskland. Nu var vi virkelig fucked. Hvad andet var der at gøre, end at ringe til politiet? Det gjorde vi, og 10 minutter senere kom en flink mekaniker-mand med en værktøjskasse og kunne konstatere, at bilen ikke kom videre den dag. Vi måtte slæbes 5 km til nærmeste by, WASSEN (som består af et lokum og et busstoppested). Her kunne vi konstatere at Schweiz er det dyreste land i verden, da mekanikeren forlangte omkring 800€ for at reparere bilens generator og desuden lige 150 franc oveni for at hente os på motorvejen. Nu var gode råd dyre - for jeg skulle videre til Thalwil, og min roadtrip-makker, Florent skulle egentlig til Stuttgart. Vi blaffede os til den næste by, GÖSCHENEN, hvor vi kunne hoppe på et tog mod Zürich. Ca. 6 timer forsinket ankommer jeg til Thalwil og ser frem til ren afslapning! Dagen efter skulle jeg dog allerede hjem igen og fulgtes med Rasmus til Zug. Her sightsee'ede jeg lidt rundt inden jeg tog hen på stationen for at hoppe på toget til Milano...men her stopper min uheldighed ej ...  af ALLE afgange, er MIT tog det eneste, der er aflyst. Heldigvis fik jeg det kringlet således, at jeg kom til Milano blot 30 minutter forsinket. Min uheldighed stopper ej heller her.... Jeg nåede også at glemme min iPad i Thalwil. På trods af totalt kaos - himmel og helvede i flammer næsten - så var det utrolig fedt at se Schweiz. Jeg kunne godt bo permanent i et tog, og bare køre rundt og se på udsigten - store bjerge, sne og flotte huse! 

I dag drog jeg hen til Erasmus-kontoret for at melde min officielle ankomst. Det gik helt smertefrit - jeg har stadig til gode at opleve det italiensk bureaukrati. Derefter videre til "L'Agenzia delle Entrate" for at få lavet en "codice fiscale" - et skattenummer, lidt ligesom et CPR-nummer. Forinden var jeg blevet advaret om de utrolig lange ventetider, men her ventede jeg blot 5 minutter og kunne gå derfra lettet og tilfreds. Derefter, videre hen på universitetet for at lokalisere min Erasmus koordinator, Silvia Luraghi. Hun var der dog ikke - så jeg må prøve igen i morgen. Mangler stadig at få et overblik over hvornår timerne egentlig er.

Mødte desuden også min første "Erasmus"-ven i dag. En pige fra Grækenland, som ankom i går. Sad og snakkede med hende på kontoret mens jeg ventede. Ganske flink og vi endte med at spise frokost ved floden, i 20 graders varme.. DEEEEEJLIGT!!

I morgen står på sushi-frokost med alle de andre italienere og så blev jeg hyret til at lave lagkage til Patri's surprise farvel-fest. Elia, Vanda og jeg tager i Esselunga (supermarkedet) i morgen for at købe ind. Det bliver en fest! Og så lige et par drinks om aftenen - det kan kun gå godt!

På mandag starter undervisningen! Wish me luck!

Her får I lidt billeder fra de seneste par dage:

Domkirken - min nabo  /The dome in Pavia, which happens to be my neighbor as well!

Universitetet /  The University!

Universitetet /  The University

Frisk pasta hos bageren! / Fresh pasta at the Bakery

Ticino-floden / The Ticino River

Frokost tid / Lunch time :)

Ticino-floden / The Ticino River

Strada Nuova - Shopping street

På vej hjem / On my way back home

Piazza Vittoria

Piazza del Duomo

Min udsigt / My view

Slottet / The Castle

I tunnellen i Schweiz / In the tunnel in Switzerland

WASSEN, Switzerland

WASSEN, Switzerland

Florent 

Udsigt i Thalwil / The view in Thalwil

Zug, Switzerland

På vej tilbage til Milano / On the way back to Milan

Tror, at dette er omrking Arth-Goldau, Schweiz / I believe that this is around Arth-Goldau, Switzerland



ENGLISH:

DEAR EVERYBODY!

A week has passed since I arrived in Pavia. Yes, time has gone by pretty fast, but I’m enjoying every single second of this adventure. I don’t wanna miss out on anything!

I’ve already seen so many things and had so many interesting experiences. Last Friday we were throwing a get-together dinner party with some friends, it turned into a pre-party before hitting the club (I didn’t go due to homework). Anyway, It was about 1am when people left to go out, and about 30 minutes later, I hear knocking on the door. I’m thinking it’s my roomie Francisco who just came back to get something that he forgot, but nope – it was a police officer, who didn’t look like a happy camper. In that moment, I forgot all the Italian I know and didn’t give a good impression, I think. The entire episode went down like this:

Italian police officer: “We’ve received a complaint about y’all throwing a party” (In Italian, you say “fare casino” = Make confusion) 

Malene: “Yes, or… no.. not any more! It’s just me!”

Italian police officer: “Are you COMPLETELY sure about that?”

Malene: ”I’m pretty sure there’s just me J J J ”

Italian police officer: “Can I come in and check?”

Malene: “Be my guest.”

He comes in and checks the entire apartment while he sends me suspicious looks.

Italian police officer: ”I need some ID…your passport for example.”

He starts writing my information…

Malene: “Why don’t you write my number as well, then you won’t have to go all the way out here next time?”

Italian police officer: “NO MISS. THERE WILL BE NO NEXT TIME” (He’s still writing down my number though)

Malene: “Oh well, okay, but don’t you want a cup of coffee then?” (I just made espresso!)

Italian police officer: “No thank you. I’m working you know? But Goodnight, and do not throw any more parties at this hour. People downstairs have a right to sleep.”

Malene: “Absolutely officer, you’ count on it! Have a great evening”

Italian police officer:”Well, it’s night. Not evening. But remember what I said. No more parties. Goodnight”

And that’s how it went down, that i’m already known by the police and probably have been listed in some crazy system by now. 

The weekend went by as I finished my exam paper, which I handed it on Monday morning, three minutes before deadline.

Tuesday morning at 9am, I met up with a German friend (Katarina), she was going to see some family in Switzerland and Germany. She asked me if I wanted to tag along, and I couldn’t say no since Rasmus lives in Thalwil (she was gonna drive right by this town!)  I was really looking forward to it but had no idea what a crazy journey I was gonna have. About 70 km before my arrival in Thalwil, the car chose to break down – right there in the middle of the swiss autostrada. Well, and there we found ourselves, half on the road, half in the shoulder lane. Trucks were racing past us, sometimes only 20cm from hitting us hard. Katarina kinda paniced and decided to call ADAC (Emergency Road Assistance) But she discovered that they only operate in Germany. We were screwed and what else were there to do but to call the police? We did, and 10 minutes later, a mechanic pulled up and towed us the 5 km to the nearest town. We arrived in WASSEN, which is basically a non-existent village. The mechanic asked 800 € to fix the car, and another 120€ for the towing. We were really screwed, cause I still had to go to Thalwil. My other roadtrip-buddy Florent, and myself, HITCHIKED to the next town, GÖSCHENEN,where we took a train that took us to Zürich. I arrived in Thalwil, about 6 hours late and stayed there the planned one night. Next morning I went with Rasmus to Zug, where he works. Went on a little sightseeing on my own before going back to the station to catch the train back to Milan… But the crazy things don’t stop here. The only train cancelled that day, was MINE. Luckily, I found a solution and arrived only 30 minutes late in Milan. You think I’m safe yet?  Haha, nope…  I then discover that I had forgotten my iPad at Rasmus’ in Thalwil. BUT.. I’ma say this, though the journeys were a total chaos, I really enjoyed Switzerland and the amazing nature. It’s something you don’t get elsewhere. I wanna live in a swiss train and just look at the mountains always always. 

So, today, I went to the Erasmus office to register. Went perfectly fine, and I still have yet to experience the Italian bureaucracy. Then I went to “L’Agenzia delle Entrate “ to do my “codice fiscal” which is kinda like a social security number – a personal identification number if you have to be specific. I had already been warned about waiting a long time in these offices, but 5 minutes not a long time ;)  Then I went to the university to see my Erasmus coordinato, Silvia Luraghi. She wasn’t there though, so I’ma go there tomorrow. I still need to find out when my classes are.

Also got my first Eramus-friend today.  A girl from Greece, who arrived yesterday. I talked to her while waiting in the Erasmus office. She’s nice and we ended up eating lunch by the river, 70 F .  I’m loving it ( :  !!!

Tomorrow I’m going to have sushi with all the other Italians who also asked me to make Patri a cake for her surprise goodbye-party. Elia, Vanda and I are going to Esselunga (The supermarket) tomorrow to get the ingredients. It’s gonna be a blast. Then drinks at night -  loving it.

Monday, classes start, hopefully. Wish me luck!

Look above for photos from the past week!!

CIAO!