Half way point

Friday marked the halfway point of my internship, 6 weeks done and 6 weeks to go.  Time is going by so quickly, I can't believe it!

After work Friday, I skipped the intern dinner (at a burger place) to go for a swim at Vernets instead.  I thought I was getting used to swimming long course, and then I tried to do a set of 200 IMs.  I could barely make it to the end swimming fly!

The bridge to the pool.

 After swimming, I met up with the interns for drinks at les Brasseurs, near the train station.  When I arrived, the entire table was sharing a one litre mug of beer, each one with their own straw.  It was a pretty entertaining sight.  I met some more new faces- there is a constant influx of new interns so the number of new people to meet can be overwhelming.  People tend to hang around with those that are here for about the same timeframe, or else you are just constantly meeting and saying goodbye.

How poor interns drink beer. 

Speaking of goodbyes, after les Brasseurs, I headed over to Gabriel's goodbye party.  He has been here since December and is moving back to Brazil to finish up his PhD.  He was very kind to host us in his little apartment and make us delicious caipirinhas.  At 12:30, when everyone else was catching the last bus to a dance club in Carrouge, I headed home instead so I could rest up to show Hannah around the city.  It's a good thing I went home, because they ended up staying out until 6:00, when the buses back from Carrouge started again!