If something like anniversary with a country exist, then me and Austria should celebrate our second. Should I expect a gift? Seriously, pinch me – when did this time pass? I was literally shocked when I realized that I have lived here for a year already. But two years sounds somehow surreal. Last Autumn I’ve made a blogpost with a summary after living in Austria for one year and I thought it may be interesting to see what have changed since that time. And most importantly, am I still happy in here? Two years of living in Austria It’s my second year of living in Austria and third year…
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6 books I’ve read recently
Alright, I will admit it – Netflix has recently definitely replaced my daily habit of reading books. Which is quite surprising considering the fact that since I remember, I’ve always been an absolute bookworm. Since I bought my first ebook readers around +10 years ago (Compaq Ipaq and palmtop from HP – really ancient technology, but did the job!), there was a time when I used to read a book daily. Later on, I went on and off my routine, but frequent flights helped me with finishing every week with at least 1-2 finished titles (long distance relationship had its good sides too!). Those who already follow me on…
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My 5 favorite shows to binge watch during Autumn season
When it comes to Netflix I went from “who needs that?” to “who doesn’t have it?” in quite short time. Finally I had it all in one place: new movies, new episodes of favorite shows to binge, and no more searching in Google trying to find the the new episode available somewhere online that turns out to have super bad quality, or loads for ages. Let’s be honest, we all do/did it. After I switched to Netflix (and paid for the account with my friends, which is very convenient), I honestly can’t imagine going back. I’m simply too lazy. The second episode that starts exactly 10 seconds after I…
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5 ways of saving money for dream holidays
Dream vacations can be associated with the high costs. So it happens that those plans and dreams are so distant, that usually it all ends up on scrolling Instagram and looking at the lovely pictures from the foreign travels and wondering “oh, how can they afford it all?”. And even though, of course, there are the ones who buy business class flight tickets without the blink of an eye, most of the travelers use some simple and trusted methods of saving money, so they don’t need to sacrifice too much to afford the holidays. So how to save money for the dream holidays? Here are my 5 tips: 1.…
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My 5 powerful tips to maintain the positive mindset
Everybody feels lost sometimes. And angry, and sad, and _____ [put your recent negative emotion in the brackets]. It’s ok to not be ok, as they say. But if things tend to swing too rapidly, and it feels like the life is out of our control, it’s the high time to re-evaluate some things. So the more insights of my daily life I share, the more questions I get about my lifestyle and my attitude, and that’s why I decided to share with you my 5 powerful tips to maintain the positive mindset. I’ve always been a person, who’s happy about the little things, because first of all: little things…
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Why you shouldn’t be afraid of switching to iPhone?
There are certain things that I can persist for a very long time. I initially disliked e-readers and soon afterwards I could not imagine my life without my Kindle. It was similar case with my phone. I said that I did not need a newer model at all, although the applications were stuck, the internal memory was not enough, and the sharp photos were rare. In the meantime, I glanced at Apple with their perfectly sharp photos and tried to convince myself that it was not for me. On the contrary! Since I changed Android to iOS, I can not imagine going back to the previous system. If you…
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5 things I learned about work-life balance from my first real job
Starting our first or a new job may be a major lifestyle changer. Suddenly we’re finding ourselves in a completely different environment, maybe even in a different country. And all what we’ve got used to as students, needs to be reevaluated. But once we obtain a good work-life balance, the whole experience gets way less scarier than previously assumed. Sure, it takes time to understand those changes, and I would lie if I would say that I don’t complain about them. I do! But I learned to embrace the good sides too. So how it really is with this work-life balance? Will we really run errands with a cup of…
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Sony A6000 – my perfect travel camera
As an owner of DSLR camera, many times I kept thinking before the trip: do I really need to take my camera with me, or maybe it wouldn’t be needed? Carrying around the heavy gear for a whole day isn’t the most pleasant thing, especially if it turns out that I had no good opportunity to use it. I speak of my old Nikon D5000, which with the new fix lense (50mm) still rocks the portraits with the perfect, blurred backgrounds with bokeh – worse, if it comes to travel photography, spontaneous shots or architecture, which sometimes just doesn’t fit in the picture frame. Carrying two lenses wasn’t an option…
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Moving to and working in Austria – useful information
The decision to change the country is usually not the easiest one. Finally, we have to deal with official matters, sign lots of papers, look for a flat, and this is just the beginning of acclimatization in a new place. From my own experience, however, I know that it all sounds much scarier than it really is. It all depends on our approach and the reason for emigration. For the first time I went abroad for a year because of my studies, and in many cases I could count on the help of the Swedish university. For the second time I left completely independently to Austria. Due to frequent questions regarding housing and…
