Wow I haven't written in a long time! It's been busy with the praktikum...I can confidently say that this half of the year has gone by twice as fast as the last! Having dawam 5 days a week and no breaks is like a real job.
A Typical Day in the "Praktikum Phase":
My work starts at 9:00 and ends at 18:00. I had a 1 hour lunch break and they are usually all the same from 13:00-14:00. Most work you will get as a Praktikant is "slave work" (drawing a thousand lines all day and organizing what they stand for in some sort of excel table, filing stuff, printing stuff, model making etc.) and your day goes by fast cuz there is usually a lot to do!
Most of the time I was signed up in the gym or dance classes and ya dob I would get off work, have my work-out clothes packed with me from the morning, do my workout, go home, whip up something to eat as quick as I could because I'd be dying of starvation, and hardly catch to do some web-searching before I find myself asleep. On the days I didn't have classes, I'd meet up with Erasmus friends or other friends I met in Schanze (Chilled out Cafe/Bar/Shopping Viertel in Hamburg) to kick back and relax.
There will always be errands to run like grocery shopping, doctors appointments, favors for friends, or simply buying a new accessory for your room. Try to schedule them out before hand so you don't end up frustrated and not able to attend to your other responsibilities and interests.
When the lady at the counter says "Schoenes Wochende!" on a Friday afternoon with all enthusiasm, as well as every other person you greet, you will finally start realize why they say it with such enthusiasm after your praktikum! Weekends are worshiped and understandably so because the weekdays are taken very seriously and a lot of effort, focus, and diligence are put in to make every week a successful one. This is one thing I appreciate about the German culture.
A Typical Day in the "Praktikum Phase":
My work starts at 9:00 and ends at 18:00. I had a 1 hour lunch break and they are usually all the same from 13:00-14:00. Most work you will get as a Praktikant is "slave work" (drawing a thousand lines all day and organizing what they stand for in some sort of excel table, filing stuff, printing stuff, model making etc.) and your day goes by fast cuz there is usually a lot to do!
Most of the time I was signed up in the gym or dance classes and ya dob I would get off work, have my work-out clothes packed with me from the morning, do my workout, go home, whip up something to eat as quick as I could because I'd be dying of starvation, and hardly catch to do some web-searching before I find myself asleep. On the days I didn't have classes, I'd meet up with Erasmus friends or other friends I met in Schanze (Chilled out Cafe/Bar/Shopping Viertel in Hamburg) to kick back and relax.
There will always be errands to run like grocery shopping, doctors appointments, favors for friends, or simply buying a new accessory for your room. Try to schedule them out before hand so you don't end up frustrated and not able to attend to your other responsibilities and interests.
When the lady at the counter says "Schoenes Wochende!" on a Friday afternoon with all enthusiasm, as well as every other person you greet, you will finally start realize why they say it with such enthusiasm after your praktikum! Weekends are worshiped and understandably so because the weekdays are taken very seriously and a lot of effort, focus, and diligence are put in to make every week a successful one. This is one thing I appreciate about the German culture.
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