Invariably, life in Germany is somewhat anders or different than that in the States. And it should be, its a foreign country. Having moved into my apartment this week, I am now eligible to register or "anmelden" which allows me to then apply for the appropriate residence and working permits. Ah yes, I love the smell of German bureaucracy in the morning.
After my first lesson this morning, at the instruction of my boss went to the "Bürgerservice" or Citizens Services office and registered as a foreign national living in Aachen. Apparently, my 35 minute wait to register wasn't in vain. As a citizen of Aachen I'm entitled to a coupon book. Having briefly looked at the coupon book, there are coupons for reduced massages at the local spas (Aachen is a spa town). Woot, being legal has its privileges.
No internet in the house and my house is old and I'm already tiring of carrying my crap up four flights of stairs on a two or three times a day basis. At least I'll have legs of steel when this is done. I'm only there until December. With that in mind, I finally took some pictures and have uploaded them onto my facebook account. If you want to see my photos, click here.
Sometimes I feel like Jane Goodall and I'm going into the mist.
With that, I leave you with this thought from Dave Barry:
"Americans who travel abroad for the first time are shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign language"
1 comment:
Your place looks pretty cute! and the bathroom looks kinda large too. I hope this phone thing gets straightened out soon :-)
hugs,
Holly
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