Not that I’ve gone somewhere, but I did manage to get a jet lag - a packing jet lag, that is. Aside from rather brief moments of meeting various friends, I’ve been packing non-stop since Monday. The busy packing schedule left almost no time for sleeping, which finally resulted in a real jet lag. Although I must say all sleep deprivation doesn’t bother me that much after all, because I am satisfied with completion of this more-than-I-innitialy-anticipated complex task. Just imagine: I won’t be able to come back and grab that little something I’ve forgotten to take with me. And now try to imagine every possible situation that you could find yourself in the years to come. Hm, for me it resulted in 97 kg of impedimenta which will be on its way to Jyväskylä around the same time I’ll take off tomorrow. And then there is the burden of gazillion smaller tasks that needed to be done, dealing with bureaucracy not excluded.

Moving is supposed to be one of the most stressful situations that can happen to you. But I did not find it to be too stressful, I just got fed up with it really quickly. Actually, most of the time I was even having fun: picking out which books should I take with me (yes, for those who want to know, almost 70% of those 97 kg are books) and rearranging the contents of the packages so that everything will fit in the boxes. I guess it wasn’t all that stressful because I am really excited about the whole idea of going somewhere I’ve never been before.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this enjoyable experience in the last week or so: Ondina for passing on the boxes and moving experience, Črt & Maja for the pleasant under-the-doormat surprise - the Scandinavian phrasebook, and of course Uroš for dropping by for a late-night popcorn and beer session. It was fun spending time with all of you and everyone else I’ve managed to see before leaving.

Anyways, this is my last night in Ljubljana. In the morning my parents will take me to Klagenfurt where I’ll catch a flight to Frankfurt. I’ll spend the night in Frankfurt-Hahn (yep, you can almost forget about efficient flight connections if you are traveling on a budget) and then leave for Tampere Saturday afternoon. Once I get to Tampere I have to catch an evening train to my final destination: Jyväskylä.

I’ll write my next post from my room in Jyväskylä as soon as I get the Internet up and running. I can hardly wait to get there. Make sure to tune in for all the details.

Mladen

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