People

People are strange kind of animals sometimes. Or at least I think so...

Few impressions, chats and thoughts from the last days:
- some of my ex-colleagues at university which are my colleagues now (I interrupted my studies because of Switerland, but they interrrupted it because not passing exams) - streight after one year break of university because not studying enough or not being lucky enough to pass the exams: discussing their plans how to get this year´s exams by re-writting their colleagues´ works and papers. One year break and not a single thought about how to better themselves in this direction...
- young people around, scared of trusting themselves and some how unable to dream big... This hurts the most - what kind ot disappointments young people can have on 22 to look so pesimistic on life? And not trusting in their abilities?
- the locksmith around the corner - chat about that he sees more than hundered young ppl everyday (lodging right now, so more than 1000 ppl need keys..) and almost noone smilling... is this really Bulgaria...
- a professor at the university today, explaining stuff which was relevant 20 years ago... or do some ppl still live in "those times"? Even professors on the so called "best university in Bulgaria"?
-chatting 1.5h on skype with a friend who was explaining me that has no time to see each other - both in Sofia right now...

I believe in people´s goodness. And that we should be polite, helpful, because we live in the same society and if a have a problem today and you help me to solve it, be sure that your goodness will be rewarded...

And the cherry of the day...

20.00h, Studentski, myself and I: hungry. Heading for the open sky grocery for some fruits and vegitables. Nice - great to be half-vegetarian, food is cheaper. (just for the protocol: prices have changed with more than 50% since the last time I shopped in Sofia)
20.10h, on the road back: mhmmm, I need some cheese etc for my salad... Going to the big "Fantastico" shop. Small problem: I have products from other shop and I am not allow to go in the shop with them. And all lockers are full. Great. Left the shop without cheese.
20.12h: Met Milenski on the road back. He wanted to shop and we even joked that with his products and my vegitables we´ll have a great salad. We went back - same problem with lockers.
Ok, so what did I do? Remembering my life in Switzerland and great ppl there, I thought: "Ok, no locker for my vegitables, but ok - come on, this is a bag with some vegitables and fruits, who will take it when you´re in a huge store where you can buy them as well?" So, I left them above the lockers, a bit hidden..
20.20h: Quick shop with Milenski, huge bill again...
20.21h: Back to the lockers... My bag with vegitables is gone... not in 60 seconds, but in less than 10 minutes...
Who can stole a bad with vegitables?
20.25h: Back to the vegitable´s grocery. Surprised vendure. Yes, they were stolen. Well, I guess I wont leave them unlocked the next time. Bought some more vegitables.
22.40h: Writting this and still havent cooked the salad I wanted...

Yes, I guess I am naive. But I will keep hoping and believing that we are good people.
And to the one eating my salad now: hope you enjoy it. Please, if you meet me personally the next time, ask for some money to buy on your own...