So day 2 was a much more peaceful day.... sort of. Lots more
chemistry for the main part. Sadly the snow has all gone and its not stopped
raining since Monday evening, but such is life. It couldn’t be a winter wonderland
all the time
The course is still just plodding along. I’m quite enjoying
it although its pretty heavy stuff. I hope I can remember at least half of it
when I get back.
Kate helped me make progress in getting to know people. Its
such big news that Kate & Wills were on the front page of Swiss newspapers
and this gave everyone something to strike up conversation about, so I think
you Kate! We eat lunch in the local school which is quite cool. Its pretty good
food and apparently they have an arrangement with the company because its
quicker and simpler than trying to eat in a restaurant. The school itself looks
just like a school in the UK, big concrete building, lots of school work on the
walls etc. It does have electronic opening doors which threw me on the first
day!
It was too wet and miserable to go out adventuring last
night and I think everyone felt the same, so we had dinner in the hotel restaurant
which was a laugh. We spoke about work for about 2 hours but eventually (with
the help of a fair amount of Bavarian beer) we drifted into talking about families,
politics and eventually the smoking ban. I’m sure this is very sad, but I found
it fascinating to chat about the EU from the other side. My companion from
Germany pointing out that the Germans have never had a choice as the whether to
join the EU or not, while a very vocal companion from Bavaria (hence the beer)
points out that the Germans have made 60m Euros from the loans to Greece. Really fascinating to hear the other side. And
they found it hilarious to hear what the British (not that I am very representative)
think of Europe.
Today’s challenge is to learn everyone’s names. I learnt
over dinner yesterday that they are all much more important than me so good
contacts to make. Also going on a tour of the factory today which should be
great fun.
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