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After a very stressful time I say now that I am freed from the shackles of university haha (no, it was not that bad).
As the university system here is different but a bit late April I had a deadline for a research project on 8 May, the deadline for the monster-assignment and on 26, 27 and 30 May I had my exams.
conclusion of my classes (of course, all before the announcement of the notes)
- Communication, Culture and Society
In this course we have read news papers and it was very interesting because in this course very much about Maltese society could learn (and everything already prepared, the professor was strict, but has very little regard for the exchange students (accounting for the 2 / 3 of the participants taken)
-.. Locating Global Society
My favorite course .. he was simply the most interesting and the professor (Falzon) was just brilliant. He had notes but he has consulted very little, and he also mentioned a single word in Maltese, he explains it to us immediately
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This course was .. mhm ... It's just not my specialty. It was very interesting reading even philosophical texts and the professor has actually done very well and I was just always "Austria" (I was once more detail information regarding some things about Austria * cough *) but I'm not such a good feeling about the test. Because you get so the questions beforehand and then work them out and then tries to bring down on paper and then only if the question is changed a tiny bit of breaks, then keep the chaos (in the head) from.
- Sociology of Crime and Deviance
At first I had not written, I do not like the professor ... now I can write that they will not be so bad. Although it is still very judgmental, but she used that so that the students think for once. They still had their films, we had to write off, but the check was then in effect but not so hard (yes I know the score yet;))
- Culture and Society
testing is this: it shares all the chapters, which he reported in 4 blocks and you get a block in which case, the examination per block any question. The professor was also very nice, but he has simply presented and very repetitive jokes Unfortunately, he was only in Maltese.
general I can say that I liked the lectures well, but it's just something different than in Vienna. The cultural focus was very interesting - for a change.
The Maltese students are then thawed over time and I hope I can keep in touch with at least a few, like Chris, who has helped me very much or Ruth, Bianca, William and Mary .. If you know them closer, they can also be quite nice;) .
What otherwise so does:
I hereby officially to the date of my return: it is * the * drum roll 20. June 2008 and I arrive in the evening.
Since change is very much in my life, please call and leave with me .. I get the other Koller, when I am no longer among many people.
Paceville is now also already bored .. seen everything .. all the scandals in particular (such as a boycott of the exchange students at a bar because of their racist policies)
And it's a drastic change is in the living situation:
With Italy (Irene) is extended and Russia (Madina) is confiscated, it was some time well. But Korea (Daisy) was just too tough (they will still like to sleep at night and not wake up because people end DVD peep at 4am because you have slept the whole day) and is then pulled out in mid-May. Then Italy (Elenia) with Irene found an apartment in Swieqi late May and is pulled out. Russia has also finished their stay here and is on 2 June moved out. Thus, small-Martina would be left alone in the big house with all the ants and cockroaches. What does it do? She chooses Antoine in the other room. He is younger, French and Maltese has a girlfriend. And I now have a single room (probably to the end) for the same price.
Easter is in a small Catholic country such as M alta a big deal, and so has every little town own Osterproze ssion. A small group of Finns, Swedes, Austrians, Italians, Belgians and Germans has therefore decided to stay on Good Friday (Good Friday) after Zebbug. Of course, we came far too early on (set off at 11:30) and there was no local or similar open only a Band Club. We have waited so up to 4 clock , learn that the chairs cost € 1, but they are sold out already. But in retrospect we were very happy - it was VERY cold!
The Easter procession in this city worth seeing. First, go around the place Jesus and his followers (Jesus on a donkey)
I think he is on drugs or a little?
and then flee into the church. Then comes an entire Roman army (even on Pfe gestures, which were a bit stubborn)
this and Jesus in the church to then extract it. Then, the same actors (and we learn at last who they are - for example, take Caesar, David,
Noah, Abraham, Ester etc also due in part) again and be accompanied by these heavy wooden structures. It takes 10 men to wear them and carry 4 men, the props, so the men can take a break. On these wooden structures, one sees the most important stations on this crossroads.
It is simply n to watch ur beautiful, like stay all very seriously (we do not have small children can speak for a short laughter) and very devout - and they have frozen
, short especially with the girls their dresses. But one thing was very intriguing: as most know I'm not very religious (and the others are by no means well), but Belgium, and Austria knew the most about the Cross and all sorts of decision. How much you can still be religious.
and @ Mama: because of you I can not eat no meat on Good Friday!
originally dated 03/22/2008, an edit on 03/04/2008
And again a report of a trip: Mdina.
On 8 March, it went to the old capital of Malta (bus 65), the au f a hill and is surrounded by walls.
My impression: we just walked through, but as early as 1 Building that we wanted to photograph it was stop by the police - no pictures because ... you guessed it: the CHOICE! Then we have the church (did not clean) viewed from the outside because we wanted to Fontanella, which will have the best cakes. The place we have found and then from there you have a wonderful NEN views over the countryside ... simply wonderful. And then the cake .. atrocious service, cheap and a lot of choice. Unfortunately it started raining, so we are driven home ..
Here a few impressions of the city:
Fontanella cakes
Mary, pointing to the significant importance of the door knob (as they read in their guide added):
I'm here in Malta as a tourist on vacation or not, no, I have a life, too, so I would like to describe short, like so expires one week:
Monday:
It is only sleep once and I put so ca by 11 clock (weather permitting) to the pool. At 13:15 I go to college with Felicia and I then go back home by 16 clock. On Monday, we never do quite a lot in the evening, except maybe a DVD.
Tuesday:
I'm going with Felix at 8:15 and I then 9 bis 11 clock Uni, then (mostly) lunch break, where I do something for the university, and then again by 1 clock Uni have. I'm totally exhausted and rushed me home just like that I'm fit again at 8:15 ... for SALSA. Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday there are free salsa hours Fuego and we dance every Tuesday.
Wednesday:
Wednesday is a beautiful day. I can sleep, wash my clothes, lying by the pool (usually with Felicitas), I say 2 hours, I soon go to an Internet café, but the weather is usually just too magnificent. Wednesday night we'll go dancing too often salsa.
Thursday:
takes in the morning I thank God with Antoinette, I have an 8 clock university. Then I go home, do my shopping on the greens and cook wöchtenlichen then anyone to be fit for the evening. Every 2 Week, namely Erasmus Party and there is then provided celebrating in a room and it goes mostly to Footloose.
Friday:
No comment on morning, but by 1 clock I have Uni and I have to be fit. But then it continues with the Parties: Preparty, then most of the home bar and then Native Fuego, klozet or Browns or back.
Saturday:
Often we do any trips or when the weather is nice, we are at the pool in the evening to do the same as Friday.
Sunday:
are sleeping in all, then, ALL (the whole Garden View) to the pool and then we usually go either lunch together (so by 3 clock) or dinner, and then we look and perhaps also in a room a movie.
This is approximately my week - so life is made up of many parties, but also a lot of university and culture, because I do not want to say how my roommate after 8 months, that they have seen nothing of the island except in the interior of the bars Paceville. I am so excited to change how the , when more people leave (one we have already lost at home, Juulia).
On Maundy Thursday we were seeking to make a bit of culture (after we spent the Monday at the ice-cold Golden Bay on Tuesday during the power-shopping in Sliema) and therefore have Mosta and Rabat chosen us.
Mosta
Mosta is I think well known for the ham, but also for the dome (the largest in Malta) and the church that is kept in an egg shape is (The people then have eggs sold in order to build this cathedral. OnEnter we already felt the Easter spirit, because they have set fire to a cross.
But the interior is just wonderful .. in blue and they had issued the Easter processional figures .. indescribable ..
Rabat
Rabat is the city that surrounds Mdina, but also it has a few attractions. On our way to the Agatha's Catacombs were We tour the St. Paul's Grotto, where St. Paul is executed fled. This guide was free and short!
The St. Paul's Catacombs, which seems - as we read later - should have a healing effect, we have learned that if we have along the International Student ID NOT wish to be We save € 2.33. Since we wanted to anyway Agatha, we did that too.
St. Agatha was a virgin who has fled from Sicily to Malta and prayed together with St. Paul and then was tortured at home (her breasts were was cut) and eventually murdered. You pay for the catacombs € 2.50 (adult rate) and first attended a Museum (geology, skeletons, then a lot of stone products, and then the head of Jesus and other religious exhibits, but also a Allabaster statue of Agatha) and then you enter the catacombs . First we see wall paintings, where the Turks have scraped the faces ... then you look at his guide and sees a beautiful altar, .. yes, if you Mithat a torch! And then the catacombs: that was probably scary. It is like walking in the Hypogeum (as there is of course higher walls) along the corridors, past the bodies and anointing Graves and thus finds its way through the underground facilities. Truly a unique experience!!
As I have certainly mentioned: there are some (mistaken) Irishmen who are celebrating a lot and also love. And so it was on 15 March (St. Paddy's Day has been moved up)!
Each threw himself into his green shirt and we went to the best party so far in this Erasmus life.
Only one word: green beer, green wine, orange tongue, "irish" Jelly, and it was sung all the time. I can unfortunately Party hard to describe because it was just brilliantly simple. The Irishmen are proud of their nationality - a hammer and it was really great to have the Garden-View Family thrown collected in green robe and is then gone closed.
course we then fragmented Native bar - this time Mika, Mark, Bobby, Annie, Carla and I back into klozet where was really celebrated yet. And here I would point out: I was dressed as a woman by a man and a gay club I think is also the only place where men go to the Frauenklo to "help" themselves.
On 15 March was a small fine group (PHOTO) in order to visit a fixed point in every travel guide Malta. It should be the hottest day this year, according Maltaweather.com, it was.
We went at 8:30 now with the 64er to Valletta and then line 38 (or 138) to the Blue Grotto. On the way, the Portuguese women ever sang, and the bus driver proceeded at once (apparently wanted us to settle in the Hajar Qim temples), but then returned to us (brav!!).
Then the arduous descent successes (photo here, as photo, ...) to the Blue Grotto.
Since Fischerbooterlführer unfortunately not akzpetierten student discount, we paid € 7 (respect to the visitors: I bring you down, but are waiting on shore) and then we were off - nine people in a boat. We are a 7 (?) Down caves and have a relatively good description of the boat man to get such as why it is purple, why the hand does in the water is why the honeymoon cave called so etc. and we are in the middle so by 11 clock the open sea driven with the boat.
Here are some impressions:
Then we turned around in a restaurant where we actually € 7 for one lampuki (Maltese fish - cooked very tasty, with fries and salad) and should one pay for drink, but we in the Portuguese women who drank 5 bottles of wine were taken to the cleaners (then have paid € 10).
Then we had the glorious idea: it's so nice weather, but let's all go to the Golden Bay. Can I travel by boat? According to a waiter so, according to Fischer, no. So: back to Valletta and then to the Golden Bay (there is no direct bus) and then we were wonderful 2 hours at the most beautiful beach in Malta! And I have been swimming in the sea!! JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!
You always hear the cliché that Erasmus students are permanently drunk, always / usually a good mood, do a lot and totally open. And I can only confirm every stereotype.
We celebrate when the festivals fall (and they often fall), that is Erasmus Party is every 2nd Thursday, then Friday and Saturday with the pre-pre-party and pre-party. The evenings are always special because we dance a lot (yes must work off the alcohol calories) and just have fun. But we are not permanently drunk .. it was also clear out!
Everyone here is well on it, it is free, it expects no one was! GORGEOUS!
You must be a quasi open person to make Erasmus. You can barely sit in his room .. tear out the other one. And all have similar interests, which is what very funny.
From the Maltese to fellow students is perceived totally different. Actually Maltese are very reserved, but if you approach them they are really nice and help you. But I come to my classroom and you see her all and ask: Where are you from?
I tell you .. anywhere else you are patriots!
Life is not all parties alone, and sometimes you should eat. The idea actually comes from our group that we want to try Finnish food and then it has developed to an extent that on 9 March the first International Dinner was held. The following Meals were prepared:
borscht (Poland)
meatballs with cream sauce and mashed potatoes and onions (Sweden) - were sooo well filled
Finnish Pies (dark flour, with next one with mayonnaise and pickles and Würschtel and once with Würschtel - - Reisporridge eggs and butter) - used to, but tasty
German-Austrian potato salad (2x) my involvement on 1 Potato salad
Pasta: Pesto and once with tomatoes and mozzarella - it took nine Italians, for cooking pasta ..
tortillas from Spain
tuna salad from Spain (rumored)
chicken soup: was unfortunately no idea of who the
Pancakes a la Finland
Crepe a la France - unfortunately I could not eat the
Belgian chocolate (rumored)
Kaiserschmarren from Austria - we have 12 eggs beaten until stiff and it was DELICIOUS !!!!!!! - Even my involvement
and : Feuerzangenbowle from Austria
It was just a real feast and all (then about 40 people total) were involved and it was wonderful!! ! follow
It begins already with the fact that there is no absentee voting, which means there are many Maltese fly home (such as Australia or Canada or United Kingdom).
to the parties (NOTE: it may cause a brain node):
there are 4 parties (Nationalist PN-blue, Labour MLP-red, Alternativa Demokratika AD - AN and Azzionji National Baptist - green - purple). The party was in government, the nationalists with President Gonzi. Which are actually in the classic sense, a conservative party (ÖVP), but they have left values such as the EU, equality, etc. The Labour Party is left, but has the right values (out of EU nationals). Alternativa Demokratika which has been trying for 20 years to get into Parliament and represents the green values, but not an education program (and I quote Malta) and the contractor is just a party, at 1 Takes up time and is elected by the hunters .. should be the very crass.
The elections were already in Malta since I've touted are also constantly on the agenda in the lectures (doofes face of Erasmus students and already is explained .. they are good in that respect) and since the election posters on are Maltese, we do not know exactly what's at stake. The campaign is down so that one of "mass meetings" take, you drive around with the car and (especially in the tunnel) rumhupt with the horn.
A week before the election starts the trouble .. Workers lay down their work, the Maltese are getting nervous ..
Then comes the big day: SATURDAY .. suddenly you see the hotel's cleaning lady very chic with a Sunday dress and no one is on the road .. the only ones who were out in Paceville (or mostly) are Erasmus students have been * ahem *
Then is Sunday: On this day, the result is announced.
We got the tip in the Spinola Bay to go and what we did .. then we heard the party. You have to imagine the so: (: wave the flags, even the grandmothers in particular on the way back), young people with PN flags (Gonzi and towels), a huge party celebrating a motorcade after another. Then, the result was announced with "The winner takes it all" or some other song and have all poured out of the pubs and bars on the streets, jumping around, drink alcohol, and just celebrate the victory of the nationalists! The Erasmus students are of course inside the middle and so danced Austria, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, France and Malta, combining to Gonzi song that is by chance by Modern Talking!
Well .. s see how it tomorrow (Monday) goes on - I will have a lecture? Explanation: all transactions have to! Reason: elections! Real reason: to drunk.
Malta - a little world of its own!
Our first real cultural excursion
Participants: Juulia, Maria, Mark and myself
Where? Paola
Price: € 9,30 - you had to pre-reserve after
The Hypogeum is an underground temple, which was discovered only recently. Meanwhile may visit only 10 visitors per hour, the temples. You get a short film shown and learns that the temples are 5000 years old, the bodies were buried there, including .. then you go down to the very small space (move head Eva!). It looks as if there have they built something - but they have all beaten out of the stone .. was simply beautiful (even though it is only stone was announced)
I went along and now I know that this is nothing for me! A real hole with candles and just untanzbarer music (for me). But it was funny to see other dance times.
Yes also Erasmus students celebrate Valentine's Day .. with cheese, Maltese wine, chocolate and etc (too) honest conversations
GREAT in our event calendar, but in the end it was a rocket - wait 5 minutes - and then the next rocket to go as we wanted, there was 1 minute duration basement. But everything is different in Malta;)
Before that, we have made it possible for us free in the St. John's Co-Cathedral (I think she was) went .. back a few fotis: D
The After Party in Footloose and klozet (Gay Club) was better for
Since then all were there and it was again totally long.
place Paceville stormed and identification has been made in Havana .. there was then danced to techno music and it was just beautiful. Then we are further into the Native Bar, where I've sprained my ankle. That was the end for this evening.
On 3 February, I've never runs 1 hour before From ride e rfahren, we go. Where's Nadur? In Gozo! What is Gozo? An island next to Malta.
Participants: Juulia, Maria, Mark, Mika, Tia, Annika, 3 Portuguese Mouse, Laura and I (of course)
We took a bus to the ferry, then by ferry to Gozo , there we go by taxi to Nadur and then g ings. The Nadur Carnival is sth is as completely different, just one big party .. to dance through the streets (if one moves n can) and the people have totally crazy costumes (each 2nd man i st disguised as a woman .. but really with suspenders, high heels and string-tangas! or Terrorist!). The whole town is a single party with young people and all kinds (and again, techno music). We stayed there until half past 5, the every e taken by 5 ferry to Malta, were there by 6 and then that was the bus;) But it was a unique experience, just great.
(Gives the reason for this is available on request including Havana - - where I go, never again), Bar Native 
