Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Why Linz? Why blog?

I have just finished my studies in Poznań, Poland at the University of Technology, emphasis Informatics. Finished well with BSc and MSc. Day after I was in a car going to Linz. To live in Linz, Austria.

The main reason for choosing that city among others interesing places in Europe was simply love. As my girlfriend studies here I, now absolutely free, moved in.

I realized that there are moments when I start something from the scratch. Now just another similar popped out. Unlikewise other moments this one I would like to describe in a form of blog.

Why blog? Every new day here in Linz, and I am here six days by now, I deal with things that a newcomer have to deal with. Year before I was having my extremely happy year in Madrid, Spain. After that many people arriving to Madrid asked me questions like:
  • How much does the living cost you?
  • How you deal with transport? Which tickets or carnets are the cheepest?
  • What about food? How much you pay during a regular month? What supermarket would you recommend?
  • How did you find a flat?
  • Have you found a job? Do they pay well?

But there were also questions about other, more social things, like:
  • How are the people?
  • How long did it take you to learn the language?
  • Is there any good and cheep cinema?
  • Where is the best party? Where are the bars with live music?
  • How about food? Is it good there?
  • Are there any easily accessible places to do sport?

The thing about that blog is not actually to answer these questions - there are many services that provide these pieces of information (ex. justlanded.com). I want to make my day by day life organizer, a bit of diary and help newcomers to deal with the formal part. But my main goal is actually to prove myself that I can blog regularly. And that I can run a house. With my girlfriend.

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