The concept of laptop dating was discovered and named by my girlfriend and I. Over the last two years we have developed and refined it to an art form. It is very simple, you have probably tried it already. You take two very people that have a lot of work to do, but who still would like to spend time together. You sit them down on the sofa, feet on the ground (or on the table) and then you just let them work. From time to time they can hold hands or ask short questions, they take turns at getting up for drinks and whoever gets hungry first gets up and cooks. Simple and efficient, pathetic and beautiful. Pathetic because your body has been reduced to something that only is there to carry your head and your hands around and beautiful because it is a means to survive. Togetherness for modern day students.
I've spent the weekend in Genoa, Italy, where my girlfriend now lives. It was her birthday, so we went out to celebrate with a dinner, but other than that we just laptop dated. She is both working and studying, so with two students in the couple this has become our way of coping. Albeit it has its charm and despite that we still can laugh at it, then we can't wait for it to be over.
Her parents were there as well, so I was welcomed with Spanish tortilla and croquettas, my favorite Spanish food. I even got some to bring home, but I have eaten them already. They were just too good!
The train ride between Lausanne and Genoa is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. It zig-zags its way between lakes and mountains, through tunnels and over bridges for four hours straight. The Italian part of the trip is even more beautiful than the Swiss part, which I didn't think was possible. You should give it a try if you are in the neighborhood one day.
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