First week is now behind

The first week has gone surprisingly fast, especially because we started working on last Thursday. We also have been visiting Malta's capital city Valletta twice. It's nice town with shops and restaurants but the tourism season is still on going and you can notice that by looking the prices and the amount of people with cameras. 

View from Valletta to Rinella bay

In Valletta with our new roommate from Spain

Amazing balconies in Valletta

We have also learned something new about Malta:

• Traffic is crazy, it's a miracle if we get out alive 😁
• It is a little bit difficult to move because traffic is left sided... 
• Buses do have timetables but they still come and go however they want. It can come 15 minutes early or 40 minutes late...

We experienced the hardness by moving with the buses on Tuesday. We had to walk almost 7 kilometers back to home because last bus never came and we didn't know taxi number. You can just imagine the blisters in out feet after over one hour walking.

We also play basketball here in the team called Depiro. We both have had flu the whole week so on Wednesday we just went to see their practice and say hello to the girls. We have our first game next Tuesday so that's going to be interesting because we haven't have a chance to train here yet.

So now about the work places

HEIDI

I work in the company called S. Trek. It is distributor company but I'm working with this one new product: Go&Fun energy drink. It is a healthy option for coffeine seekers and it's actually really good! I'm going to promote the product (for example I go to parties or malls and give free tastings), do adds and just think new ideas about how we could promote it better. I already made an Instagram site to it and I'm so exited what is going to happen in the future.

Instagram photo

MILLA

I work in the company called Outdoor Living. They organize team building events for companies and groups. My first working days have been great, because we have been working outside the whole day for example I've been at Cozo island and beach in Paceville. I also have been working with computer and preparing that everything is ready for the next event. In future  I probably will also contact the old and new customers by email and phone.

Working view in Gozo

Working view in Paceville

We also were in Paceville on friday night. There is multiple clubs right next to each others. That was the first time we experienced maltese nightlife and it was amazing.

Heidi in da club 😁

Examples of the prices:

• Long island ice tea 4,00€
• Vodka redbull 2,50€
• packet of bread 1,00€
• Pizza or kebab 4,00-6,00€
• Coca cola 0,5 l 0,85€

Best regards,

Milla & Heidi

First two days

First day was rollercoaster of emotions: there was uphills and downhills. Leaving from Finland and flying was pretty easy but the fact that you're in a new environment with completely new people and culture was a shock in the end. After all we're happy about this oppurtunity and things will get easier every day.

When we arrived on Sunday, it was National day at Malta so there wasn't much to do because almost everything was closed. We decided to go explore the area we're living in and it really helped us to get through the culture shock. We're living almost in the middle of the island and the area is called Attard.

Milla just trying to get in to our apartment.

Our street.

Few pictures from around Attard.

Every house is unique.

After our tour we met our roommates, three Italian girls. They were really nice and friendly. Also upstairs lives more students and we met one of them a girl from Latvia. She showed us a way to the nearest supermarket. By the way cheapest wine costs 1,79€. 

The second day we went to eat to this lovely Italian place called Saracino's cafe. Prices were pretty cheap (at least when you compared to Finland). Every food on the menu sounded delicious but we chose chicken panini and it was REALLY good.

In the cafe while we were eating some older man called Norman came to our table and started asking questions like "where are you from" "Why you are here in this small place and not there where the clubs are". He told us the useful hints about Malta like must see places. That was the first time we got in touch with Maltese hospitality.

Both evenings we have been with our four classmates in Sliema. It is a endless beach boulevard full of restaurants, hotels and bars.

Examples of prices:

• Local beer 0,57€
• Bottle of wine 1,60-7,00€
• Buss ticket for a week 6,50€
• Buss ticket for 30 days (adult) 26€ 

The lack of the prices is because we haven't bought almost anything else... yet...

Best regards,

Milla & Heidi