Dear diary, sorry I've been neglecting you for so long! Every day, as I agreed to another adventure, I thought of you, honestly! And I promised to write tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow... There was a lot of interesting stuff, but also a lot of the usual :( I emphasize again that life has turned into a kind of routine, the weeks are almost identical and fly by very quickly.

It's hard for me to count how much I earn. I don't even know how to answer that question. I get money in bits and pieces, part of it in tips. Kristina paid only once, and tomorrow will be the second time. As dollars come in, they go out. The most unpleasant payment is rent. For some reason, it's specifically Trish I feel sorry to pay these $85 to. The fact that we live with her seems self-evident. It's part of the program, do we really have to pay? Trish Oliver is an ideal hostess, but the apartment has many downsides: nowhere to dry clothes, it lacks cosmetic repairs, there are some tattered corners in places. Sometimes there's no light, sometimes the TV doesn't work. It seems like everything is there, but nothing is there. The guys suggested moving to a more comfortable place. BUT, after all, there are only 5 of us here in a large apartment. And, secondly, guys come to visit us with enviable consistency, it's fun and at the same time calm here. No stress. Well, almost)...

...Yes, I missed writing, I think if I manage to do this every single day of my American summer, I will be oh-so-proud of myself. And I'll get used to writing. Ahead is my diploma, I hope my scientific reports are not far off, and maybe even a PhD thesis. Something completely different? Yes, but one thing is clear - you need to know how to write, and most importantly - to write your own thoughts. A good skill is "Ctrl+C = Ctrl+V" (and most importantly, how honed it is!), but I don't want it to accompany all my achievements in life! 07/13/13

07/05/13 I want a macbook!

Today in the morning at work we helped Kristina clean her own apartment, where they live with their family for the season. While I was mopping and sweeping in her living room, her eldest son was working there too. So we chatted, where I'm from, what I'm studying, where else I work. Even at some moments Kristina joined in, asked how much we pay for the apartment, how I contact my parents. They offered to use Skype if I needed to. It was very pleasant to talk to their family not about work topics. True, I still don't know the name of this eldest son. Once we met, but I didn't catch what he said, and there was no time to ask. I didn't think I would have to talk later.

After the hotel, I wanted to rest! There is almost nothing to eat, only pasta left. Today for dinner pasta with sausages, tomorrow for breakfast pasta with cheese. There is nothing else. We decided to go shopping once a week - no more often. This day will come tomorrow.

I spent the whole evening on the sofa! Why did I avoid it before? It's so comfortable, leather, it's cool to cover it with a blanket, cover myself and lie down! I went to the apple store website. There is such a function - configure your macbook. That's how my first day off went. Goal: macbook air 13'', i7. Task: $1249. Isn't it a fairy tale? It's more of a fairy tale that I'll earn enough for it at this rate!