Tag Archives: Meierwiesenstrasse 62

Just a few days more

Saturday, August 21, 2010 – 23:27

It is a strange feeling sitting in my room and realizing that this year is almost over. In just a few days Scandinavian Airlines will take me home to the country in the north. But what is “Home”, really? I’ve been pondering this question during these twelve months. Sweden or Switzerland? Both? I’m not sure, [...]

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Here we go again

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 – 21:49

It seems like we have frequent visitors at the student house… 57173 “Not again”, was my first thought as I heard the alarm, before putting on my shoes and reaching for the Speed Freak. “Let’s make the best of the situation and snap some quick shots of the firemen.” 57131 It was some automatic alarm [...]

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Improvisation

Sunday, July 11, 2010 – 12:52

I love improvised traveling. Yesterday I felt the need to go traveling, and one hour later I sat on the train headed directly to Basel. The twin canton was on my list for my Swiss Challenge, and I had nothing else planned for the evening. 57025 The city of Basel is located on the Rhine, [...]

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Theory of football, part 42

Saturday, July 3, 2010 – 21:49

Theorem: Football is to be enjoyed in the company of Germans. Proof: A few hours ago in Meierwiesenstrasse 62, Zürich ∎ Corrollary: Football is even better when the Germans are winning. Proof: Trivial ∎

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En bulle i ugnen kan få stora konsekvenser

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 – 20:17

Had my first exam today, in Advanced Parallel Computing with Scientific Applications. I think it went pretty good, though being interrogated by two professors for 45 minutes is quite exhausting. Just six exams to go, the next one takes place on Monday. We had a little bit of action at the student house at Meierwiesenstrasse [...]

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Life On Twelve Square Meters

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 – 23:14

56574 This is where I’ve been spending the last year; Room 338 of Meierwiesenstrasse 62, Zürich, Switzerland. No luxury, but has everything I need. In todays lecture in Quantum Mechanics we discussed the Tunnel Effect and its applications. To demonstrate, the professor had brought a whole ST microscope (a device invented in Zürich, by the [...]

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