Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 15th, 2006 10 Comments »
Forgot to mention yesterday, but we’ve signed off on the flat, gotten the keys and all that jazz. We also found out we have the dubious distinction of being the first ever americans to live in the building. This was mentioned to us with a mixture of curiosity and contempt. lol
And now I’ll […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 14th, 2006 4 Comments »
Today I very excitedly arranged for a kabel deutschland provider to hook us up with cable tv and… more importantly… as many english speaking channels as possible. Turns out they have 16, most of which are crap.
As I was perusing the list, I couldn’t help wondering who chooses these channels and why on earth […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 13th, 2006 5 Comments »
We went into the weekend thinking we’d have the keys to our new flat Friday afternoon, when that fell through (we’re picking them up today @1:00) we switched gears and booked a rental car instead. Now this was a daunting task… not because of the language barrier, that’s getting much better… but because driving […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 10th, 2006 6 Comments »
Once upon a time I actually thought I was smart. Ha! Moving to germany has been an exercise in exactly how un-smart I am. Even though I’ve lived here before as a child, I still find myself struggling… language, reading, writing, driving, where to find dr. pepper, how to say ‘fuck off douche […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Mar 10th, 2006 1 Comment »
Some of you will relate to this post and some won’t, but tonight, for me, was one of those condemnation nights. I don’t get them often but boy do I hate it when they come around… it almost always involves waking up at some ungodly hour and spending the better part of the night […]
Posted in Picture It, Retail Therapy on Mar 9th, 2006 5 Comments »
This is on sale at our local Saturn (think: Best Buy) for only $777 EUR:
The all important fridge mit beer tap!
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 7th, 2006 7 Comments »
Well what do you know, I’d given up on the housing committee ‘approving’ us, but it turns out we’re up to muster after all. We’re officially the newest tenants on Tieckstrasse and will be picking up our keys (hopefully) this Friday. We also checked in on our housing shipment and it’s due to […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 5th, 2006 5 Comments »
We’ve made our first german friend! Well, turkish actually, but he’s lived here for the past nine years. He works at one of the four markets we go to food shop each week. That’s right… four. I don’t think it’s possible to find (or at least I haven’t found yet) one […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Retail Therapy on Mar 2nd, 2006 8 Comments »
Yesterday I lugged a microwave, cordless phone set, blender, 2 alarm clocks and 4 canvas bags full of groceries through two tram changes, a bus and a quarter-mile walk home… all while it was snowing. I’m going native.
We also met with the housing committee for the flat we’re trying to rent. I think […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Mar 1st, 2006 5 Comments »
The past few days have been busy. As we quickly discovered, renting a flat in Dresden is a sellers market. We were given about 40 listings less than a week ago, and by monday all but 4 were rented. By yesterday morning we’d been able to look at 3 flats, and […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
The Big Sleep & Other Novels by Raymond Chandler