Well, finally bit the bullet. A blog. This is more of an experiment, and I'm hoping no one actually reads this thing... But I do know that I want to write down my experiences here in Germany for posterity (or at least to bore my grandkids with, when I'm 90!)
Background: been in Germany for 5 years now, lived in Berlin, and now live in Hamburg. I'm not a student, nor am I in the military. I'm in Germany because my father was born here, and I've always wanted to live here. Dad was actually a German Jew. He lived through WWII, and stayed here until 1952. But inspite of the horrors that he went through, he never lost his love for the Vaterland - at least, the Vaterland that his family knew before Hitler. But I digress...
I work for an American firm here in Northern Germany, but most of my colleagues are real Germans (grin). My job involves mainly English speaking and writing, so my German is still famously bad for someone who's been here so long. But I do ok. I live in a cute and trendy part of town, with lots of the cafes and ambience that we Americans love so much.
I'm going to try to use this blog to report some of the interesting bits of living in a foreign country. For instance, I'm sure I'll have an entry on my attempt to get my unlimited residence permit. I'm technically allowed to have it after 5 years of residence - but don't forget, I'll be facing a bad tempered civil servant and the notorious German beauracracy.
So that's it for now. Am planning to walk home soon (love that about this city, very walkable).
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