Johannes Himmelreich, 23, Hospitant for ZDF Television in Belgium, German
“I live in Brussels in a flat together with five room-mates. My room is about 14 qm and it’s in the basement: The door isn’t working sometimes and I don’t have gardines. And the floor isn’t straight. But the good thing is that we have a beamer in the living room and a large kitchen. The guys I’m living with are coming from all parts of Europe, I met them at university. Usually, it’s a funny thing to live with them. We also work in the same corner of the city.
When I get up in the morning, usually around 7.30, my breakfast contains of cereals with milk and coffee. If I don’t have any time, it’s a chocolate croissant in the bureau. Then I get to work with the metro. Sometimes the cleaning woman is at my flat while we’re out. My friends are already working so we don’t have time to clean up. What you can eat in Brussels are sandwiches, waffles and French fries. In the evening I usually go to bed around one or two AM.”
Jelena Obradovic, 19, student, Podgorica, Montenegro
“I have an older brother and a younger sister. With my parents and them I’m living in a four-bedroom-flat. We also have a dog, a black Labrador. She’s called “Angie” and she’s totally crazy. I have my own room. When I go to university I have to get up around 10 o’clock in the morning. Then I eat fruits or sandwiches, but mostly cereals. To come to my university, it’s only a 10 minutes walk. Sometimes I even take a taxi, because it’s so cheap. The drive costs me one Euro. The price in Podgorica is 25 cents per kilometer, because public transport isn’t really developed.
I see no need to leave my parents home, because I have a really good relationship with them. They’re really cool. And I have a perfect relationship with my older brother, he’s three years older than me, he’s everything for me. And my sister is almost 12 years old. With her blond hair and blue eyes, she’s so cute. I love her.”
Alfonso Cobo, 25, searching for a job, Cordoba, Spain
“I’m living with my parents again, after seven years in different cities. There I have my own room. I also have an older sister, but she’s not living there anymore. Unfortunately I’m not employed at the moment. That’s a really strange situation for me. Though, I’m translating and writing for free. In the morning, I get up around 9.30 to 10 AM. Then I drink coffee with milk and eat a very special meal from Andalusia: Tomato toast with olive oil. I can really recommend it. If I want to go anywhere in Cordoba, I can walk everywhere, because it’s not really big.
It’s okay to live with my parents, but I prefer to be independent. But they’re good parents: They make me food!”
Posted in | 05.03.2009
By: Lisa-Katharina Geiger
