La Bicicleta

by Carlos Vives & Shakira. If I think of summer 2016, I will have this song playing in the background 🙂 As a beginner cyclist–my first biking trip was four years ago, only one year after I learned how to ride a bike–, I’m quite satisfied with the biking trips I did this summer: Bolzano-Terlan-Bolzano (30 km), Bolzano-Salorno (34 km) and SaarbrĂĽcken-Sarreguemines (20 km). Through these trips I learned that my current limit is 30 km, and READ MORE

Canyoning in Passeiertal

Picture was taken from here This was the most recent adventure I did :). The activity was organized by the Sports Club University Bolzano, but non-members or even non-students were also allowed to take part. With 30€ fee, transportation, barbecue and equipment are all included, which is quite a great deal. Furthermore, the activity was guided by professionals from Acquaterra, so it’s completely safe even for a beginner. To give you an idea of what READ MORE

My First Via Ferrata – Masarè

left picture is taken from here So… do I look like them already? :p Since last year I’ve been wanting to try via ferrata, but the idea was always dismissed by the bear (a.k.a our via ferrata expert here :p) by reason of my lack of stamina. Via ferrata, the Italian words for ‘iron road’, is a protected climbing route usually found in the Alps. It is called the iron road because there is (almost) always a READ MORE

2012-10-12: Defense Day

October 12, 2012. It’s been more than 3 weeks, but every minute of that day is still fresh in my memory. A very memorable day indeed 🙂 The day started very early, since they scheduled my defense to be at 9 AM. It’s pretty good actually, less time to feel anxious, and I was released from the pressure since early in the morning. I was the second person to go, after my friend, my LCT READ MORE

Thesis… Submitted!

Finally, exactly 2 weeks before the D-Day a.k.a defense day, I managed to finish my thesis and submitted 3 bound copies to the university. Why 3 I’m not sure, one of them will go to university library, and I’m supposed to get one back after the defense, the other one… perhaps because I have co-supervisor in different university. I really like it that we don’t have to make a hardcover of the thesis, we just READ MORE

Movie Night: SnowMan

Akhirnya sodara-sodara… saya kembali merasakan sensasi menonton film di bioskop, setelah sekian lama XD. Soalnya film Hollywood yang diimpor di sini pasti di-dubbing sih, entah dalam bahasa Italia atau Jerman. Nah, ternyata.. dalam satu bulan ada hari khusus di mana ada film yang diputar dalam bahasa aslinya, tanpa di-dubbing. Lebih tepatnya di hari Selasa minggu terakhir. Kami para penghuni Bolzano yang enggan menonton film dalam bahasa Italia atau Jerman baru tahu tentang aturan ini sebulan yang READ MORE

Four semesters… passed.

Meneruskan tradisi, seperti apa yang sebelumnya ditulis di sini, sana, dan situ. Waktu semester ketiga selesai kemarin entah kenapa mood untuk menulis enggan muncul, jadinya tak terdokumentasi deh ;p. Sekarang, empat semester terlewati sudah, sudah 2 tahun! Harusnya sih sudah lulus, tapi apa daya, thesis masih stuck di halaman introduction, hahahah. Sedikit cerita tentang kampus di Bolzano… I love it more than the one in Nancy! Kenapa? Karena kalau misalnya saya keluar dari kamar berangkat READ MORE

Biking Trip: The Waterfall Quest

Setelah tertunda 2 minggu karena cuaca yang tidak memungkinkan dan faktor lainnya, akhirnya rencana biking trip yang sempat saya sebut di sini terlaksana juga. Yap, setelah 2 minggu mengumpulkan keberanian untuk mencoba bersepeda jarak jauh *termasuk gladi resik sehari sebelumnya untuk mengingat kembali gimana caranya naik sepeda ;p*, akhirnya saya memutuskan… ikut!! Walaupun ga punya sepeda tak jadi masalah, karena ada tempat penyewaan sepeda dengan cukup membayar 1 euro untuk 6 jam. Sehabis makan siang, untuk READ MORE