Souterrain

With the right drapes, the right paints,
the right frames, this could really work
Alexisonfire

Quick updates from Holland. Bring the popcorn.

It's been exactly one month since I started working, and I (almost entirely) realized the first step of my thesis described in the last post. On one hand this meant something like: well... what's next? The answer came today. We had a videoconference with my professors in Rome, deliciously outlining a couple of new steps that will keep me busy for at least one month or so. Wonderful.

Non-office hours? Of course. Rebuilding my life from scratch is quite tricky, but funny. By the way, I'm slowly falling in love with cooking. Not that I am really good at breaking a couple of eggs or other elementary stuff - but it's still a nice way to spend some time, hopefully getting nice results and even expressing oneself... And afterall, look at today's dinner! It's (actually was) so real.

(olives always make the difference. photo by me)

Extra picture today. Before going to bed, I'd like to share with you this bleak one taken in the elevator. Someone should keep me from stealing that nameplate before leaving this place...

(souterrain. photo by me)

Welcome to the RIPE NCC

We hope faith forever keeps us young
Gregor Samsa

Yesterday was my first day at the office. Actually nothing hard, because we still have to choose the proper direction of my future work, and also because the RIPE NCC greets newcomers by introducing them to the staff during the first week, under the guide of mentors (that are employees as well). As a consequence I only challenged myself with tasks like: printing six useless sheets just to check if the remote printer connection was up, almost falling down the typical Dutch stairs and so on...

Changing the subject, I finally bought a second hand bike. Very cheap, very rusty, and above all very Dutch: one noisy bell and no hand brakes. Only foot brakes. I definitely have to practice before falling into a canal.

Finally, just one quick mention about food: as you can see, italians always find their way!

(dinner. photo by me)