even if i read it later i can say that this is something i thought about, and that i don't want my internship in europe, next year, of course! i hope you will help me find the best! i'm counting on that!
Exchange hello Danny I want to add a comment: when u r making a interneship u r doing an exchange which exchange? ur culture with the culture the host country, may be the culture where u r not offer u that u want but u can offer them, that they didn't think to see, ur own culture then u r teaching!!!! very good point of view
Hey Mona, thanx for the comment:) It is true, we still have culture shocks but they are not determined as much of the culture, the culture shock is more or less determined by family and the fact that you are "not home". :) MISS U girl ;)
there`s some truth in what you`re saying... very sad conclusions, my friend...very sad,indeed! you are right from some points of view, it is about globalization and loosing our roots and traditions and cultural feeling...I think I know where you`re hinting...I had 2 traineeships and one was in the Asian part of Turkey with very powerful religious and traditional values still kept these days and the 2nd in a Latin country where the cultural shock stuck me deeply and sharply :)))....but still I think a Romanian in London/ Paris/Berlin/Budapest still has cultural shocks, even if not on a big,major scale and maybe not vey profound and life-changing, but still, just the fact that you`re away from home and have to manage on your own is still a huge challenge.
I think the fact that almost anyone can speak some English or some other wide-spread language is a big PLUS for the mankind and it`s only normal that in the 21st century it`s so much easier to manage ourselves in countries where we can`t speak the language.
I`m gonna read your article one more time now to see if I get the entire picture of what you`re saying.
Anyhow, definitively you can`t compare a traineeship in Europe-so local :), with a roughly similar culture to one in Asia or Africa or S/N America!
I'll tell you what I've done Well, Danny, I've been thinking at the same think: that when you are in an AIESEC simulation, you never expect it to happen to you. I've got lost here, in Brazil, not knowing the language, the bus, the bus station, the direction, etc. At least I knew I had to go to Rui Barbosa street. A lady saw that I was lost, waiting in a random bus station a bus that would never pass that way, realized that I was a foreigner and did the best she could to help me. What could she do if I didn't know the language (you can hardly find people on the street knowing English)? Well, she let pass by her bus 3 times and, with big efforts understood what on Earth I was looking for. She only left after she made sure that I got up in a bus which took me close to my destination. Man, it was diffidcult!
Hey Mona, is not worst than Romania, only the level of conferences is not that high, As a country Lithuania looks better than Romania, but still there are no mountains and sometimes it seems so empty... Thanx for the hair remark :P Hope to see you soon girl and stay out of trouble i don't want to visit you in prison. cheers
L O V E your hair! I can hardly believe there is a worse place than Romania...not very patriotic of me, but we all know what I`m hinting at...so to hear that Lithuania has such poor conditions to offer...makes me in a strange way feel better about my country...does that make any sense? anyways, just wanted to say Hi, MISS YOU and L O V E your curly hair!!!!
Ia mana de pe fundul meu ! SUPER TARE, BV Danii !!! dupa cate am vazut in poze e misto de tot pe acolo, sa te distrezi la max si sa...... ai grija de lituaniencele de pe acolo !!! SUCCES in continuare si spor la munca !!! cu drag marius !
:) good to see you`re enjoying your time there, can`t beleive what u said about night and day there sounds a bit weird, doesn`t it? MC in Lithuania!! Well done, enjoy your time there, by the looks of it you`re already ahving a blast!! Keep in touch!!!
I LOVE THIS CITY!! Yaw Gangster!
Great to get an update about what ur doing over here....its always nice to be updated, even thought the MC life keeps me bloddy busy!
I See ur having a good time, carry on and hoping to catch u at IC 06 and many other for Spring Co, for a kick ass reunion!!!
Cheers
Vijit
enjoy the stay Hey, just discovered your post. Enjoy Vilnius and don't get too overwhelmed by those beautiful girls :) Don't go to Brodvejus - it's a crap place :)
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So sweetttttttt and cuuuuuteeee :)) Thanks thanks and again thanks! Iam deeply touched of your consideration towards our blogs: Mona's awsome indeed!!! For those who want to visit Turkey..take a peak! And for those who want to visit Romania - and please DO that - keep on reading Danny's blog..or mine :P Hugs and kissses for you, Danny and I'm looking forward to those hot pics with blond Lithuanian chicks :P:P:P
thats so sweeet ...and a bit crazy!!! hi there, thx for this, its very nice advertisement :PP, i wanna hear more news from Lithuania, how r u getting on? miss u like crazy! we ll definitely have that beer one day!! maybe sooner than we think!
cheers from sunny London (for now)
Woow! Sounds like fun! And judging by your clothes, it's damn' hot back home! I decided: I'll be there before July 1st. I guess Lithuania will already steal you by then :( Have more fun and enjoy the heat :P
More more more! More pix and more comments! And definitely more ix from P0TE^T0 our beloved home town! I miss it sometimes...and I'll come back soon :) Kisses
haha, oh Danny, hope you're having fun over there!!
I'd probably start asking everyone there if they speak English and then ask them for directions back. I'm pretty sure that's not how you did it though, so stop the suspense and I will be reading your next blog entry hopefully soon!!
Andra
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this is my brother!
Bravo mai! Sper ca in anul urmator sa aud ca ai vizitat cel putin 20 de tari! Sunt cea mai mandra de tine! Miss u! pup