First days – Switzerland Internship

Very Exhausting Week

Jan Tichava — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:52:17 +0000

This week was really very exhausting, fortunately is over and I survived. Till Wednesday it was at ease, but especially Thursday and Friday were really hard. Perfect Thursday My company scheduled social event on the Thursday’s evening for whole company. Our meeting point was in front of Basel Minster. We met there for our guide,

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Jan Tichava — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:23:10 +0000

Basel has population of approximately 173,000 people, which is nice, because it’s almost the same as Pilsen with population about 170,000 people. Similar is also geographic location and elevation above sea-level. So, I can compare these two cities quite objectively. Basel Stadt Area of Basel is much smaller than Pilsen – 23.91 km2 × 261.47

First Date

Jan Tichava — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:32:42 +0000

It’s not a date in conventional meaning. I wasn’t dating some pretty Swiss girl – my girlfriend wouldn’t be so pleased by it, but it was my first day in my new job. I rather personally checked where is the exact location of the entrance to my new company, because there was no name of

Sight-seeing of Basel’s authorities

Jan Tichava — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 13:08:03 +0000

The next day after my arrival, I needed to manage all important issues related to my stay. I went with one of Basel’s AIESEC members and she was really very helpful and everything went much easier and faster than if I would go alone – especially because I don’t speak German. Well, I can understand

Big Bang in Practice

Jan Tichava — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 21:42:36 +0000

I went to Basel several days earlier than my apartment in the center of the city was ready. It’s necessary to arrange several things before I can start working. If you want to stay some time in a cheap hotel in Basel, I can definitely recommend you Hotel Alfa. You can also find my hotel’s