Life in Belfast has been very natural the last few weeks. It feels like I’ve settled in. What else can mess up this ordinariness if not a busy, touristic weekend? My parents visited me and together we discovered the gems of Belfast.
Schlagwort: Belfast
A sporty Day
18.06.2017
I woke up at 9.30 a.m. because Max’s alarm rang. Because he wanted join René and Philipp and at their bus tour through Belfast and their visit at the titanic museum, I had to spent the day alone. But that was no problem for me. „A sporty Day“ weiterlesen
A relaxed Friday
16.06.2017
At work work Philipp and myself continued to work at the Enterprise Vault project. Compared to the weeks before we had to install the EV software at our Windows Server OS. „A relaxed Friday“ weiterlesen
Fire drill
15.06.2017
Before I start let me tell you something: I HATE RAIN. Why? Let me explain. The week started quite normal: „Fire drill“ weiterlesen
Mood swings: bad to good to bad to undefined
Yesterday was a quite mixed day. But let me start from the beginning.
On Saturday I woke up quite late and a little bit tired. I didn’t sleep as good as I hoped to. So my mood was a little bit subdued. But that might also have been the case because I was very hungry.
So I went to the Tesco, got myself something to eat, and on the way back I enjoyed the weather. It was very warm, sunny and quiet, just the way I like it. So my mood went up by quite a bit.
After my 2p.m.-breakfast I felt even better thinking this will be a good day. I started my Computer, watched some videos and had a talk with a few friends of mine. As the day went on, my group organized a pub-tour, which sounded nice. But somehow again my mood went down a bit, I can’t really explain why.
Non the less I went with them thinking it would be a nice evening. At that point I didn’t know how wrong I was.
On our first stop it was rather very full of people and they were louder than the music. Definitely not what I like, but hey, spending time with the group is fun… sigh.
After two or three hours later we went to the next pub. And there it was even worse. At that point I was looking like grumpy cat just being annoyed by anything and everything. That was the moment I decided to go home, I hate huge amounts of people in little spaces shouting to each other to understand that they were saying.
On my way back I at least saw the city center being lit up in the union jack.
At home I still heard a slight tinnitus in my ears telling me that it was way to loud. So I just gave up on everything and went to bed. Screw that day.
It’s slowly coming to an end
This week, there was nothing really special to mention until now. I set up a few Computers, a new user and so on and so forth. The basic stuff.
Understanding and speaking Belfastian
I was really cocky the first few weeks. I thought I understood the Belfastians very well. I understood Sean, Josh and the most of the other people in the bureau very clearly. But then, this one Clarity guy appeared and my ego was put to rest. I did not grasp any of what this man said at all. Gladly, he talked to Sean and/or Stuart (boss of DATACTICS) most of the time. I can still see myself: standing in close proximity, smiling, nodding and acting like I’m understanding every word. I faked it well. „Understanding and speaking Belfastian“ weiterlesen
Fifth week (2) – Bingooooo
09.06.2017
On Thursday I had a first little highlight of the week. I went with Marie, Max and Philipp to a Bingo evening, which was organized by „Intern Europe“. We arrived at a bar named „The Parlour“ at 7.30 p.m. „Fifth week (2) – Bingooooo“ weiterlesen
Fifth week (1)
09.06.2017
First of all: The earplugs helped very well and so I bought some more earplugs. But now a short report how my fifth week in Belfast started. „Fifth week (1)“ weiterlesen
Halftime
04.06.2017
On Saturday my parents, my brother and I went to the titanic museum. Our trip started at 10 a.m. and we got to the museum with the sightseeing bus. „Halftime“ weiterlesen