इटालीतील एक वर्ष ...

१५ डिंसेबर ला आम्हांला उदिने, ईटाली मध्ये येऊन एक वर्ष झालं, पण या एक वर्षात खूप काही घडलं, खूप काही शिकायला मिळालं पण तसं सोशल लाईफ शून्य होतं, कारण एकूणच इकडच वातावरण अगदी शांत, कुणी कुणाच्या अध्यात नाही की मध्यात नाही. पण यावेळी अपूर्वाई आणि कबीर च्या वर्गातील मुलांचे पालक, आमचे शेजारी आमच्याबरोबर खूप चांगले वागले. कबीर / अपूर्वाई च्या वर्गातील मुलांच्या वाढदिवसाच्या निमित्ताने काही जणांच्या घरी जाणे देखील झालंअपूर्...

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भारत भेट

दोन आठवडे भारतात होतो, १ ते १४ नोव्हेंबर.. पहिला आठवडा खूपच धावपळ होती, कारण माझ्याबरोबर एक इटालीयन बिझीनेसमन होता, त्याच्याबरोबर खूप फिरावे लागले पण खूप काही शिकायला मिळाले. मी गेले तिन-चार वर्षे बिझनेस म्हणून काही धडपड जरूर करतोय, पण हाताशी काही लागलंय असं नाही, अजून शिकतोच आहे, पाटीवर धडे गिरवणे चालूच आहे. पण या ईटालीयन माणसाने नविन काही तरी विचार दिला. पैसा कमावणे वाईट, असा चुकीचा गैरसमज होता, त्याने सांगितले कि तुमचं इंजिनिअरींग बास झालं, आता...

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Ganeshostav in Udine, Italy

As I mentioned in the previous post that August is a month of fun and festivals here, we were surprised to receive invitation to attend Ganeshostav Festival Celebrted at Udine, Italy. It was a small function, puja by a group of people who run a Yoga Institute here. Ms Gianna was the force behind this cultural, religious event where a group sung very nice devotional Hindi and...

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Independance Day in Udine, Italy

August is a very different month here in Italy. There is a lot fun around because of holiday mood. Not only the schools have summer vacation but all the companies, shops, self-employed, almost everybody is on vcation (atleast for 15 days) in August. People just move out of home, visit places, beaches, tourist spots. A lot of people are on bi-cycles in city but also many take bicycle tours to nearby spot. For us, we were shocked when we got invitation...

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Children parks in Udine

Since the time the schools have had their summer vacations, we have started frequenting to children parks in Udine. There are many children parks in and around but hardly any children in the parks. And most of the children who come to these parks are non-Italians, that brings a question to our mind, how and where Italian children are occupied in these vacations. Summer vacations are long in Italy almost 3 months. And as I know, most of the parents...

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Education in Udine, Italy

As I mentioned in health-system, this area also deserves praise. Unlike in India, the education system here is two-tier (On one part, government schools, on the other hand private schools upto only 8th standard….whereas in India, I find Chaturvarnya in every system including Education system. In India, we have people who don’t send their kids to school, then we have municipal or government schools where you will find poor kids, then middle class...

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Public Transport in Udine, Italy

I was always amused to see the trains, buses running empty at rush hours on week-day in Udine, Italy. Udine is a small city like a district city in Maharashtra (e.g. Thane but 1/4 population) , but not a metro. The city is equipped with all facilities and has a railway station connecting to all nearby small towns and big cities like Venice (tourist place at 120 kms) and Trieste (port city at 50 kms). The railway station is a medium size with 8 platforms,...

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Doctors and Hospitals in Udine

The doctors and medical facility is one area I was never happy with in Udine, Italy. It’s not that it is bad, but given the situation here it is obvious. It lacks something. But let me comment on its plus points before I point out its lacunae.The best thing is that the whole medical system is monitored by state (like education system). It means there are no private players, no private doctors, no private hospitals, no nursing homes, no medical shops....

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Driving on Italian Roads

As you may be aware, the driving here in Italy is left-hand drive. I feared I might have problems in driving, but it just takes one drive to get accustomed to disorientation. I found driving on Italian roads very easy and joyous. One because traffic is too less, second because everybody follows discipline and third because the traffic signs are sufficiently clear (this was a contrast when I drove on Swiss roads, I remember it was a nightmare).I really...

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Life in Udine, Italy

Finally, we landed in Udine, a city in northern Italy, 125 km north east of Venice.I would be sharing my observations on general topics related to life-style of Italians here. My observations will be based on my little interaction with Italians, parents in Udine International school, intercations with Indians staying in Udine and other parts of Italy and my visits to other parts of Italy.Obviuosly, my comments will always try to compare with the...

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