hello.
after 4 interviews, all more or less positive, i can finally say i have made a decision and i took one of the jobs.
the company is mind-blowing big (the kind of place that comes in postcards, as a city landmark – and i’m not joking!).
i’m scared, i have butterflies in the stomach and i’m happy and excited. all at once.

the “family” here is pretty happy and proud and we celebrated with alheiras and batatas a murro (typically portuguese food) and fried bananas (thai style).

i even got a present! a couple of tiny little fish… so cute! we named them after a not-so-nice italian expression, and then we got our turkish oceanographic biologist in the field to check out wether we can expect babies anytime soon…
“well, it’s complicated to tell”, she explained… and then she stopped and said “hum, wait… one red and one yellow?! that’s galatasaray‘s colors! you have to separate them!” :)