Sara's journal

For a long time, my summer consisted of vague plans.

Too many oportunities clashed with the fact that I have no financial ressources left and the uncertainty created because of people leaving and entering my life seemed to add an additional element of insecurity.

It seems that I have finally found the right balance and I'm contemplating on what I want to reach for myself by the end of this summer.

I will be working at ABB in Turgi for 5 weeks now (maybe an additional 3 weeks at the end of August), starting on Monday. I already worked there last year and I enjoyed it, so it will be nice having a fixed routine for once (even though I know that after 1 week I will miss my student life). In addition there are loads of things to be done for AIESEC and my weekends are already overloaded with possible things to do with my friends, so I'm not quite sure how I will manage yet. Depending on if I passed my exams or not, I will have to go to the "ratrapage" and redo some exams at the end of August.

On the 4th or 5th of August I will be leaving for Sweden for 2 weeks. I had plans to go to different conferences in Europe or to Irleand for some weeks, but when I confronted my parents with the idea, they told me: "Sara, you don't have the money to do so. Just come to Sweden with us and rest for 2 weeks, doing nothing. You need it!" And they are right. It's good having parents like them, supporting you wherever they can and at the same time reminding you from time to time that you don't have to run after every opportunity that is being offered to you.

Sweden will be great, it's so peaceful. I'm having friends visiting me and I'm looking forward to spend some quiet days doing nothing (which involves doing a lot in the end :)). We are having 2 summer houses in the south of Sweden, even though my parents orginally come from Falun.

Here some impression from past years...