Sunday, August 22, 2010

Esimene päev Amsterdamis / My First Day in Amsterdam

Niisiis, ma olen ametlikult Amsterdamis. Kolisin oma tuppa sisse ja pakkisin asjad lahti, et oma suhteliselt suurele kuid veidi liiga kõledale toale veidi värvi anda. Ja ma oleks päris rahul, kui ma poleks kogemata oma uue naabri, sakslanna Heleni, tuppa piilunud. Tema sõitis kohale autoga, mis tähendab, et tal on olemas kõik, mida mul pole. Tal on telekas, mitme kuu jagu toitu, veekeetja, vaibad, kott-tool ja palju muud, mille üle kade olla. Eile pakkides mõtlesin tükk aega järele, kas mul on ikka mõtet oma lemmikkruus kodust kaasa võtta. Et äkki tundun liigne snoob või midagi.
Kuigi ma esimese reaktsioonina tahaks kurta, pole selleks tegelikult üldse põhjust. Või noh, vähemalt nii kaua, kuni ma poodi ei satu. Ilmselt peaks ma õnnega koos olema, et pühapäeval üldse ühe avatud poe leidsin, aga hinnatase võtab mõnel puhul ikka hinge kinni. Või on asi lihtsalt selles, et ma pole kunagi varem pidanud muretsema asju kategooriast pesupulber ja puhastusvahendid.
Amsterdamist ei oska ma veel suurt midagi arvata. Esialgne tiir linnas on tehtud ja tuleb tunnistada, et ma ikka üldse ei orienteeru siin. Ehk läheb homme paremini, sest ärkamine enne kella 4 ei ole ilmselt mu kontsentreerumisvõimele just eriti hästi mõjunud.

So, I am officially living in Amsterdam now. I moved into my room and unpacked my stuff trying to give a bit of a colour to my oh-so-plain room. And I would be quite happy with the result if I haven’t peaked into the room of my new neighbour, a German girl called Helen. She arrived by car, which means she has everything that I don’t. She has her own TV, food for months, a big chair and so much more to be envious about. Yesterday while packing I was really thinking if I shoul bring my favourite mug with me. That maybe arriving with my own mug is a snobby thing.
Even though I would like to complain a bit, I really don’t have the reason to. At least as long as I manage to keep myself out of the local supermarkets. I guess I should be happy that I actually managed to find a supermarket that was open on Sunday, but the price level just took my breath away. Or maybe it’s just that I have never had the reason to worry about things like washing powder or anything else in the cleaning category.
I can’t say much about Amsterdam yet. We had our first little walk in the city and I have to admit that I have completely lost the orientation skills that were very limited to begin with. Maybe tomorrow will be more successful, because waking up before 4am hasn’t had such a good effect on my concentration skills.

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