A fi sau a nu fi ...

Singura pe un taram strain, doar eu cu gandurile mele. Am incredere in fortele mele de supravietuire ... Si totusi, singur poti fi si in tara ta, in orasul tau, intre prietenii cu care ai crescut ...

Monday, October 09, 2006

All beautiful things have an end

Pe 16 iulie am plecat. Lansand in urma familia si prietenii, indreptandu-ma spre o tara despre nu stiam decat din povesti, documentare si internet. Plecam din Ploiesti, orasul in care am crescut toata viata, in Olsztyn, despre care nu auzisem nimik. Nici de bine, nici de rau.
17 iulie – prima zi la servici. Aici urmeaza sa lucrez pentru 3 luni:
On 16th of July I left home. Leaving the family and friends, going in a country that I was knowing nothing about, just from stories, documentaries and internet. I was leaving Ploiesti, were I grew all my life, for Olsztyn, that it was mistery for me.
17th of July – first day at work. Here I will work for the next 3 months:

Ne-am luat in primire birourile si am facut cunostinta cu viitorii colegi. Doamne ajuta ca vorbesc ceva engleza, ca altfel nush cum era.
We meet our new collegues and we saw our offices. Thanks God that they are speaking English.

Aici o sa lucrez pt trei luni, mi-am zis in acea zi. Si asha a fost. Noroc ca nu am inceput totul singura. Alaturi de mine, in acelasi birou, era Cori, si ea la fel de rezervata in ceea ce priveste viitorul nostru. Am pornit insa la drum cu incredere si dorinta de a invata.
Here I’ll work for 3 months, I said to myself in that day. And it was like that. Lucky me that I wasn’t alone in this begining. Next to me, in the same office, was Cori, same moderate like me in what will be in our future. I started this way with trust and learning desire.

Acum, cand mai sunt cateva zile si o sa plec, ma uit in urma si realizez tot ce-a fost.
O sa-mi lipseasca diminetile in care stateam la o cafea si la un fursec, inainte de a ne indrepta spre birourile noastre si de a ne apuca de lucru,
Now, when there are few days more and I’ll go, I’m looking behind and I’m realizing all that happened. I’ll miss the mornings when we stayed for a coffee and a cake, efofe going to our officces and work,

diminetile in care colegii nostri luau lectii de romana,
those mornings when our collegues were taking romanian lessons,

dupa-amiezele in care ieseam cu totii la o bere.
the afternoons when we all went out for a beer.

Dar pe langa partea fun, mai si lucram.
But we also worked, not just having fun.

O sa le duc dorul, dar o sa-mi aduc aminte de ele cu placere, pentru ca toate fac parte din primul eu traineeship AIESEC. Si stiti cu totii ca „Prima data e mereu speciala!”.
I’ll miss all this, but I’’l remember them with happyness, because all are a part of my first AIESEC traineeship. And you all know that „First time is allways special!”

Thursday, October 05, 2006

The change

Traineeship-ul se anunta a fi unul bun din toate punctele de vedere. Aveam o camera intr-o casa roz, cu acces la baie, bucatarie si masina de spalat.

My internship was about to be a good one from all points of view. We had a room in a pink house, access to the bathroom, kitchen, washing machine.
Multe reguli stupide insa:
- nu aveam voie sa facem dus dupa ora 23.00;
- puteam sa spalam rufe o data pe luna (noi fiind trei, insemna de 3 ori pe luna);
- lumina de la holul cu incaltarile trebuia s-o stingem dupa la 7.40 a.m.;
- lumina de la holul spre baie trebuia stinsa dupa ora 23.00;
- s-a intamplat de multe ori sa ne gasim rufele stranse de la uscat si aruncate gramada undeva, desi cand plecasem noi la servici nu erau uscate;
- proprietara intra in camera noastra de cate ori avea chef si nu singura, ci chiar insotita de straini;
- aveam voie sa folosim apa calda (pentru a face dus, a te spala pe cap) decat 5 minute; daca o foloseam mai mult, trebuia sa platim in plus.
Many stupid rules appeared:
- we were not allowed to make a shower after 11.00 p.m.;
- we could wash our clothes just once a month (we were three, that means 3 times a month);
- the light from the hall were we had our shoes ahould be turn off afer 7.40 in the morning;
- the light from the hall to the bathroom turned off after 11.00 p.m.;
- we found our clothes taken from drying and put somewhere, in a crowd;
- the land owner was entering in our room and NOT alone;
- we were allowed to use the hot wather just 5 minutes/evening.

Tinand cont si de faptul ca noi stateam 3 intr-o camera si plateam mai mult decat platea o alta fata care statea in aceeasi casa, dar singura in camera, aveam tot dreptul sa fim suparate. Doar puteam trece peste toate, atat timp cat ni se permitea sa stam acolo pana pe 13 octombrie, cand plecam acasa, si ne semnau si contractul de inchiriere de care avem nevoie.
Taking in consideration that we were three in a room and we paid more than anothr girl that was staying in the same house, but alone in a room, we had all the rights to be upset. But we could pass through all, as long as we were allowed to stay till 13th of October, when we were leaving home, and they signed our rent contracts that we needed.
Dar n-a fost sa fie. O rasturnare de situatie s-a produs in ziua de 21 septembrie, cand ne-am facut bagajele si ne-am mutat. Intr-un apartament, unde am inchiriat o camera mare. Si nici macar nu ne mai plictisim acum, pentru ca exista el:

But it wasn’t good till the end. A changing of plans happened on 21st of September, when we packed everything and we moved. In a apartment, were we rent a big room. And no one is bored now, because of he.