Saturday, January 17, 2004
American minority
I've ventured out of my top-floor room once again in search of familiarity with the city and a bike. I'm walking north today, toward the sea, where I heard I can find a cheap used bike. It is typically blustery; my poor umbrella is not likely to last another week in this weather. I'm weary of this weather, to say the least.
OVERVIEW: We interns number greater than a score, representing 12 countries, including U.S., Australia, Hungary, Israel, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, UK, France, and (apparently) two other countries I can't recall at the moment. I work in an office with a Belgian, a British-trained Indian and a German. There are a lot of Australians here, and just as many Americans as Italians in the intern group. Walking through the halls of the ICTY, one hears all sorts of foreign languages. It's very interesting. Learning Dutch is difficult because of the Dutch enthusiasm for speaking English.
I'm at a library where it costs 1.60 euros per half-hour to use the internet, so I must be efficient. More to come.
OVERVIEW: We interns number greater than a score, representing 12 countries, including U.S., Australia, Hungary, Israel, Greece, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, UK, France, and (apparently) two other countries I can't recall at the moment. I work in an office with a Belgian, a British-trained Indian and a German. There are a lot of Australians here, and just as many Americans as Italians in the intern group. Walking through the halls of the ICTY, one hears all sorts of foreign languages. It's very interesting. Learning Dutch is difficult because of the Dutch enthusiasm for speaking English.
I'm at a library where it costs 1.60 euros per half-hour to use the internet, so I must be efficient. More to come.
