Brrrrrrno
I've been spending the last few days getting used to Brno. I have compiled a pros and cons list comparing to Ostrava.
Pros (always the good before the bad!)
-The city is nicer, more historical
-The beer is cheaper in pubs (I love saving 5 crowns! Whoohoo!)
-I have my own "kitchen" ie hot plate
-It's a change
-Nice trainees (So far! But as I always say, if you can't manage to make people think you are nice for the first while you must be a real asshole.)
-There's an Indian food restaurant here!
-I work in the centre right between H&M and McDonalds (I love me some shopping and McDonalds)
Cons
-Accommodation is more expensive and I have to walk up a freakin' hill everyday. This is a tragedy as I am very lazy.
-No maid at the dormitory whereas there was a maid in the "hotel" in Ostrava. Not cleaning my own bathroom for 5 months was awesome.
-I have to wake up 15 minutes earlier than I used to
-I miss my "Ostrava family"
-No Stodolni Street, the most wonderful place in the Czech Republic
-I work in the centre right between H&M and McDonalds (I will be broke and fat, but hopefully well-dressed)
No definitive decision at the moment, it's different but both are good! Plus, some of my Ostrava roomies are coming to visit on the weekend so that should be fun.
On a random note: on Friday I was out on the town with the trainees and some Indian guys that they work with (funnily enough, an Indian company outsources to Brno. Am I the only one that thinks Indians outsourcing stuff they are outsourced seems weird?) and 'Beware of the Boys' came on. I was dancing bhangra in Brno! That was something I never expected to do. We definitely got some weird looks.
For some Brno pics check the Brno Lake and Brno Bowling albums. Yes, I have done something besides party.
Ahhhh that reminds me what I have been doing lately. Waiting. To talk to evil visa extension people. You know what's annoying? When you have to take a number to talk to someone but you are not called in numerical order. So everyone stands around watching the board that displays the number of who is next and it goes something like this:
5
6
7
38
11
242
99
198
13
I shit you not. What is the point of taking a number that is dispensed in numerical order but called arbitrarily? Most people ended up crowding the door and just asking their questions as soon as someone left the office thereby negating the validity of the entire procedure anyway. I spent 3.5 hours waiting there yesterday, and 3 the week before. And I have to go back next week. Also, I have to go to Prague to the Canadian Embassy to get "superlegalization" of a document. Basically, a STAMP that proves something is valid, even though it's notarized already. And I have to pay for the damn stamp, it's like $50! To put that into perspective for those who don't understand the value of money in the Czech Republic, that's 40% of my rent for a month. Not exciting. It makes my Mexican visa process that involved taking pictures from the side without earrings and having a midget type up my forms look efficient. And the midget was much more friendly and even flirted a little.
Rant is over.
Pros (always the good before the bad!)
-The city is nicer, more historical
-The beer is cheaper in pubs (I love saving 5 crowns! Whoohoo!)
-I have my own "kitchen" ie hot plate
-It's a change
-Nice trainees (So far! But as I always say, if you can't manage to make people think you are nice for the first while you must be a real asshole.)
-There's an Indian food restaurant here!
-I work in the centre right between H&M and McDonalds (I love me some shopping and McDonalds)
Cons
-Accommodation is more expensive and I have to walk up a freakin' hill everyday. This is a tragedy as I am very lazy.
-No maid at the dormitory whereas there was a maid in the "hotel" in Ostrava. Not cleaning my own bathroom for 5 months was awesome.
-I have to wake up 15 minutes earlier than I used to
-I miss my "Ostrava family"
-No Stodolni Street, the most wonderful place in the Czech Republic
-I work in the centre right between H&M and McDonalds (I will be broke and fat, but hopefully well-dressed)
No definitive decision at the moment, it's different but both are good! Plus, some of my Ostrava roomies are coming to visit on the weekend so that should be fun.
On a random note: on Friday I was out on the town with the trainees and some Indian guys that they work with (funnily enough, an Indian company outsources to Brno. Am I the only one that thinks Indians outsourcing stuff they are outsourced seems weird?) and 'Beware of the Boys' came on. I was dancing bhangra in Brno! That was something I never expected to do. We definitely got some weird looks.
For some Brno pics check the Brno Lake and Brno Bowling albums. Yes, I have done something besides party.
Ahhhh that reminds me what I have been doing lately. Waiting. To talk to evil visa extension people. You know what's annoying? When you have to take a number to talk to someone but you are not called in numerical order. So everyone stands around watching the board that displays the number of who is next and it goes something like this:
5
6
7
38
11
242
99
198
13
I shit you not. What is the point of taking a number that is dispensed in numerical order but called arbitrarily? Most people ended up crowding the door and just asking their questions as soon as someone left the office thereby negating the validity of the entire procedure anyway. I spent 3.5 hours waiting there yesterday, and 3 the week before. And I have to go back next week. Also, I have to go to Prague to the Canadian Embassy to get "superlegalization" of a document. Basically, a STAMP that proves something is valid, even though it's notarized already. And I have to pay for the damn stamp, it's like $50! To put that into perspective for those who don't understand the value of money in the Czech Republic, that's 40% of my rent for a month. Not exciting. It makes my Mexican visa process that involved taking pictures from the side without earrings and having a midget type up my forms look efficient. And the midget was much more friendly and even flirted a little.
Rant is over.
posted by Aruna at 3:03 PM
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