It's on!
People:
I will be going to Mother Russia this August!!!! 15.-29. August in MOSCOW!!!
Dudes, I am soooooooooooooooo excited, words cannot describe it! That's why I'm letting the guys above dance for me :))) *wants to give Ivan a big ol' squeeze ♥*
I'll be going with my current best friend (who's physically there, I mean - you guys still rock my socks, of course), and she wants to take the CouchSurfing course. Me, I'm not too sure about that, but I trust that she'll pick someone who's trustworthy. I hope the exchange rate for francs-rubels will remain the way it is now, or even improve - that way, even buying a multi-ride-card for the Moscow metro will be easy on my wallet! Examples:
Airmail postcard to a foreign country: 19 rubles = 0.67 francs (xDDD)
Main courses in restaurants: 150 rubels and up = 4.752 francs and up (xDDD)
Standard Kremlin entrance fee for adults: 300 rubels = 9.505 francs
etc....
If things stay this way, I doubt I'll spend as much money in Moscow itself as the flight costs me (326.90 francs = $366.259).
I'll be happy to write a postcard to those of you who want this. Just drop me a private message with your address if that's the case. But you don't have to if you don't want to, of course ;)
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That aside, I went to the school psychologist on Tuesday, and he highly recommends that I inquire if I can go back to the female psychologist I had been to before in 2009. I went to him primarily to talk about managing my school workload, but after I had talked for a while, he concluded that I should sort out my personal problems first - if I do that, my workload management might very well improve, and if I'd still have problems with that, I am welcome to go back to him. Also:
Him: "You often use expressions such as hatred, aggression and such, but as I talk to you, I get the feeling that deep inside, there is a deep sorrow within you, and that you seek help in overcoming that. You also mentioned feeling empty sometimes, like after waking up from the dream in which you committed suicide..."
Me: "Well, I guess you're right. I mean, I'm getting the feeling that I can't even judge myself properly anymore, so I'll take all the advice I can get..."
He could be right for all I know. Maybe I am mistaking my aggression and occasional hatred for sorrow I feel about... everything, sometimes. The world, the future, everything...
So yeah, throughout the next week, I'll try to reach that lady again and see if something can be arranged. And if so, I'll ask my doctor to write a document which explicitly states that I need psychotherapy. That way, the health insurance will take care of most of the expenses (which soothes my worry about being an additional financial burden to my parents - I also called my Mom right after that, and she supports this).
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So that's the deal with my life right now. Hanging on in school and trying not to give in to the boredom - thank God for laptops and WLAN during class! :D
On Monday, the Böög got burned in Zurich as part of the "Sechseläuten" tradition - it's a symbolic chasing-away of winter. Those who are interested can read up on it here:
Sechseläuten in Zurich @ Wikipedia
The Böögg burned for 10 minutes and 56 seconds before its tie was officially declared to have exploded. Apparently it will be a good summer :)
Videos:
A longer video which includes part of the parade that takes place before and during the burning of the Böögg:
Hope all is well with you guys! Have a great Sunday, and take care!
I will be going to Mother Russia this August!!!! 15.-29. August in MOSCOW!!!
Dudes, I am soooooooooooooooo excited, words cannot describe it! That's why I'm letting the guys above dance for me :))) *wants to give Ivan a big ol' squeeze ♥*
I'll be going with my current best friend (who's physically there, I mean - you guys still rock my socks, of course), and she wants to take the CouchSurfing course. Me, I'm not too sure about that, but I trust that she'll pick someone who's trustworthy. I hope the exchange rate for francs-rubels will remain the way it is now, or even improve - that way, even buying a multi-ride-card for the Moscow metro will be easy on my wallet! Examples:
Airmail postcard to a foreign country: 19 rubles = 0.67 francs (xDDD)
Main courses in restaurants: 150 rubels and up = 4.752 francs and up (xDDD)
Standard Kremlin entrance fee for adults: 300 rubels = 9.505 francs
etc....
If things stay this way, I doubt I'll spend as much money in Moscow itself as the flight costs me (326.90 francs = $366.259).
I'll be happy to write a postcard to those of you who want this. Just drop me a private message with your address if that's the case. But you don't have to if you don't want to, of course ;)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
That aside, I went to the school psychologist on Tuesday, and he highly recommends that I inquire if I can go back to the female psychologist I had been to before in 2009. I went to him primarily to talk about managing my school workload, but after I had talked for a while, he concluded that I should sort out my personal problems first - if I do that, my workload management might very well improve, and if I'd still have problems with that, I am welcome to go back to him. Also:
Him: "You often use expressions such as hatred, aggression and such, but as I talk to you, I get the feeling that deep inside, there is a deep sorrow within you, and that you seek help in overcoming that. You also mentioned feeling empty sometimes, like after waking up from the dream in which you committed suicide..."
Me: "Well, I guess you're right. I mean, I'm getting the feeling that I can't even judge myself properly anymore, so I'll take all the advice I can get..."
He could be right for all I know. Maybe I am mistaking my aggression and occasional hatred for sorrow I feel about... everything, sometimes. The world, the future, everything...
So yeah, throughout the next week, I'll try to reach that lady again and see if something can be arranged. And if so, I'll ask my doctor to write a document which explicitly states that I need psychotherapy. That way, the health insurance will take care of most of the expenses (which soothes my worry about being an additional financial burden to my parents - I also called my Mom right after that, and she supports this).
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
So that's the deal with my life right now. Hanging on in school and trying not to give in to the boredom - thank God for laptops and WLAN during class! :D
On Monday, the Böög got burned in Zurich as part of the "Sechseläuten" tradition - it's a symbolic chasing-away of winter. Those who are interested can read up on it here:
Sechseläuten in Zurich @ Wikipedia
The Böögg burned for 10 minutes and 56 seconds before its tie was officially declared to have exploded. Apparently it will be a good summer :)
Videos:
Click to viewA longer video which includes part of the parade that takes place before and during the burning of the Böögg:
Hope all is well with you guys! Have a great Sunday, and take care!