Wednesday, August 16, 2006
IKEA and more...
Another 3 days are over, so here we go with the official report.
Monday
What is the one place where every new AIESEC intern goes? Exactly,... IKEA!
IKEA is "right at the Cerny Most metro stop". That is if you believe the marketing talk. In practice it is still a 10 minute walk from there, and you have to know pretty well where you have to go, or you will never arrive to the shop. In the end I made it and I managed to buy all the basics for my apartment: a blanket for the bed, a pillow, cutlery, plates, cups, etc.
In the evening I went for a drink with Judit, Lukas and Katka. As Judit's training is taking place in Germany, she has to go there from Tuesday to Friday.
Tuesday
Today I went to the LC office of AIESEC CZU. I can get there from the apartment in exactly one hour, using 2 metro lines and a bus. Lukas had to burn and label 100 CDs for his job, so I thought that going there with my laptop to help him would be nice. Most of the morning was spent in this CD factory. Then we went for a nice lunch in the student restaurant.
In the afternoon I tried to visit the InBev doctor to get my medical check but the office was closed. Instead I went shopping for various cleaning products, and also for course books to learn Czech. At home I spent one hour with Google trying to figure out the meaning of the Czech text on the front panel of the washing machine. In the end I made a half educated guess and started the machine.
While it was washing I finished the first lesson in my new Czech course book. The laundry finished clean and in the same color it had before so I think I guessed right.
Wednesday
In the morning I used leftovers from yesterday's CD labels to really make this my home. (Check the picture below.)
The main excursion for the day was a trip to InBev's official doctor to get a medical certificate for employment in the food sector. Before that, in the morning I dropped by the MC office to give them my pictures of the weekend. There I met Majka and I learned from her that Ondra, the LCP of Praha, and also her boyfriend, was in the hospital. She was planning to visit him in the afternoon. I decided to join and make this a whole day of medical visits.
When I went for my InBev certificate, it turned out that the doctor only spoke Czech, so it came in handy that I already studied a basic tourist course of Czech before coming to Prague. The visit took a bit longer than expected because of this, but it turns out that I am a healthy employee.
Then I went for some quick shopping to find a present for Ondra. I found a nice Czech book that looked quite funny. Of course, before giving it, I showed it to Majka to find out what she thought about it. It turns out that the title means "How to hunt for girls". Ondra seemed quite happy with it when I handed it over in the hospital.
That's it for now. Na shledanou!
Monday
What is the one place where every new AIESEC intern goes? Exactly,... IKEA!
IKEA is "right at the Cerny Most metro stop". That is if you believe the marketing talk. In practice it is still a 10 minute walk from there, and you have to know pretty well where you have to go, or you will never arrive to the shop. In the end I made it and I managed to buy all the basics for my apartment: a blanket for the bed, a pillow, cutlery, plates, cups, etc.
In the evening I went for a drink with Judit, Lukas and Katka. As Judit's training is taking place in Germany, she has to go there from Tuesday to Friday.
Tuesday
Today I went to the LC office of AIESEC CZU. I can get there from the apartment in exactly one hour, using 2 metro lines and a bus. Lukas had to burn and label 100 CDs for his job, so I thought that going there with my laptop to help him would be nice. Most of the morning was spent in this CD factory. Then we went for a nice lunch in the student restaurant.
In the afternoon I tried to visit the InBev doctor to get my medical check but the office was closed. Instead I went shopping for various cleaning products, and also for course books to learn Czech. At home I spent one hour with Google trying to figure out the meaning of the Czech text on the front panel of the washing machine. In the end I made a half educated guess and started the machine.
While it was washing I finished the first lesson in my new Czech course book. The laundry finished clean and in the same color it had before so I think I guessed right.
Wednesday
In the morning I used leftovers from yesterday's CD labels to really make this my home. (Check the picture below.)
The main excursion for the day was a trip to InBev's official doctor to get a medical certificate for employment in the food sector. Before that, in the morning I dropped by the MC office to give them my pictures of the weekend. There I met Majka and I learned from her that Ondra, the LCP of Praha, and also her boyfriend, was in the hospital. She was planning to visit him in the afternoon. I decided to join and make this a whole day of medical visits.
When I went for my InBev certificate, it turned out that the doctor only spoke Czech, so it came in handy that I already studied a basic tourist course of Czech before coming to Prague. The visit took a bit longer than expected because of this, but it turns out that I am a healthy employee.
Then I went for some quick shopping to find a present for Ondra. I found a nice Czech book that looked quite funny. Of course, before giving it, I showed it to Majka to find out what she thought about it. It turns out that the title means "How to hunt for girls". Ondra seemed quite happy with it when I handed it over in the hospital.
That's it for now. Na shledanou!
