Mayra

September 02, 2008

My Summer Vacation

1- I would say this summer was not so perfect for me and was not so bad as well. I could not do what I wanted except relaxation. I had some plans for my holiday but unfortunately because of my mistake and the mistake of secretary office, all my plans were ruined (totally or partially). The highlight of the summer was that I went to Iran for doing some official things and also visiting a dentist. I didn't know, how the time was passing in Iran and suddenly I realized that I have to go to the airport.
In one week, new semester starts. I should be ready for new courses and buy some books and forget about summer and holiday:) I think a hard semester waits for me. Anyway I'm not worried and I try to do the best.
I was in Iran around three weeks. Every thing is getting expensive, unbelievable first I wanted to buy some clothes because I thought there is cheaper but it was like a dream:). These days that I was in Iran I found my decision to leave Iran and stay in a foreign country was one of the best decisions I have ever made. Before coming to Iran I was not completely sure about my decision but now I'm so happy and I'm ready to accept every hard situation. Maybe you think to yourself that I became an identity-lost person. I know, staying far away from your own country is painful. I'm sure about it but when in your country you don't have even the least human rights and you can not understand deeply when you live there because they don't want that you find it out and you live there and think with yourself, like me before coming here, all the world is like our life but is a huge mistake. I have been staying here not for long time, but I would say up to now I haven't seen that some body behave or tell me something which bothers me. They respect you because you are a human not else even at the moment that political situation of our country is not so good. In Iran, people let themselves in anyway they want with you, because of having a little money more than you even having a more important position. I'm not politician, but I have always said, the government has made us(people) behave in this way. This story is not ending here and will keep on if you want to think about it.

2- One of my best friend with her husband who got married recently came to me. They want to study at the same University as me. I'm happy because somehow I'm not so alone. I wish them all the best.

3- I have a new floor mate in student house, she is from US. She has come to Switzerland because here is a calm country but she was not so happy of this silence. She says here's so boring for me. I think she is right European people, specially in north Europe are not as warm as Americans. It seems, If you go to south the people are getting warmer and warmer.
At the end, when I said I'm from Iran I could obviously see , the changes on her face, See! The end of every thing goes back to politics Hummmm:)


 
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