It’s been slow on updates lately. Basically we entered “everyday” life with following lectures, doing group works, and partying or at least going out for a few drinks 5 times a week. And as the “everyday” life doesn’t warrant camera’s as much, I haven’t had much to update.

Never the less, here are a few pictures from two nights out. The first three are from the Armani nightclub which is a really exclusive club in the basement of the Armani store here in Milan. Girls can get in for 10€ while guys more or less have to purchase a table at 30€ per person. There’s only two pictures from inside as the guards were quick to tell us to stop taking pictures. It was a good night, but not something you do every day. The remaining pictures are from a running dinner. We were a few groups who had dinner in various places so my group had the entry at my place, then we moved for the main course and finally desert in a last place.

Last time I said welcome to Milan, but this post would in fact have been more worthy of that title. How can you truly have been to Milan without having purchased some of the local fashion? And therefore I have now settled for this new pair of shoes; made of kangaroo skin - no less. The salesman, who spoke English surprisingly well, was just that: A salesman; I therefore got shown several pairs and got told that I wouldn’t find anything of remotely similar quality at that price anywhere in Milan. I was satisfied with getting out alive with only one pair of shoes.

On Sunday I had dinner with one of my buddy’s friends, Andrea, who happens to be living in the building next door. While I may be able to purchase better groceries here, my cooking skills really don’t compare to the local experience: we had a really nice three course dinner supplied by some ice cream. By the way, Danish shops such as Paradis are certainly nice, but they simply aren’t Italian.
That also means that you can probably figure when a Paradis is open; a feature that seems to escape many of the Italian restaurants, boutiques, or small supermarkets. I guess it makes it easier to close down for the afternoon/evening whenever you feel like if you don’t advertise with opening hours. It won’t matter much in the long run, but you need to get used to the majority of the smaller shops and restaurants being closed in early afternoon, while, the large supermarket, in turn, is open till 21 (I was told so anyway, they don’t display it either).

I finally got my student id at Bocconi, which means I can use the school’s computers. Unfortunately you’re not allowed to chat on those computers, so browsing and updating website only. And although I don’t have a need for it at the moment, I’m still not allowed to print because they haven’t made the passwords for the very same student ids yet… We should get them “soon”.
It doesn’t mean that I can use my laptop though, because that needs to be set up by some technicians. These technicians are 1) located in the “new building”, which is a very helpful piece of information when you don’t know which buildings are the old ones, 2) definitely not available until next week (or maybe the week after?), and 3) only available about 6 hours during the week. Fortunately, the latter seems to be in the afternoon, so I don’t have to get up early.

On the more positive side, getting my student id also meant that I can apply for my monthly card for public transportation. In other words, when I manage to complete this Italian form, I’ll have unlimited use of public transportation for €17 a month.

Overall I’m having a great time; it’s just a lot of fun complaining about the Italian bureaucracy.