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So, about three hours ago, Colm put in some towels, for a boil wash… This was a new concept for him – he didn’t know what a boil wash *was*, never mind whether or not his washing machine could provide one Nothing happened. He assured me he’d done everything right, the machine was on [...] And Saturday post… Got woken up this morning by the most fearful noise – it only lasted a second tho, and then it stopped. I figured it must be my door buzzer thing, so I put on my dressing gown & flipflops (thanks mum!), and headed out to see who it was… You’ll note that [...] I’m going to have various visitors over the year that I’m here (I hope!), so here’s just a post to keep some bits & pieces of information all in one place… Schloss Nymphenburg – Bus 51 from Olympiazentrum http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/uebers/nymphbur.htm Olympiaturm – don’t be so lazy, just walk Deutsches Museum (German Museum – [...] I guess it’s a sign that I’m starting to get settled here, that I already have some in-jokes, and people to share them with. It *is* harder to get to know the German students – but for now, I’m just working on making friends, regardless of nationality! Classes here are a bit weird – aside [...] So, I’ve done all the legal administrivia (still working on some of the college bits), been to the opera (very modern, but great seat, good music, and for 8EUR, can’t complain!), and finished my introduction course… After a weekend that seemed to last forever (including a party, watching of brilliant Canadian comedy, drilling holes in [...] Well – just as I thought I’d gotten all my bureaucracy done, another bit popped up I went to the Hausverwaltung (accommodation managment ppl) this morning, to show them my Anmeldungsbescheinigung (proof of registration with the Kreisverwaltung, or local authority kinda folk), and my Immatrikulationsbescheinigung (proof of registration with the college). They were [...] The first week is over – I can’t really believe it. Someways, it feels like I’ve been here forever… Others, it seems like only a few hours. I’m still not sleeping quite properly, but I’m managing all the same. Technology is great – Colm & I have done a bit of webconferencing, and Skype has [...] So – the first week (at least of the introduction course) is over – I’m doing pretty well. I’ve registered with the police and the college, I’ve got the right to move freely around Germany, I’ve opened a bank account and sorted out student-tickets for the transport system. I’ve even bought a new phone! (Ok, [...] Well. I’ve been here three days now, and am gradually getting settled in. First day was ok – got safely to Munich, and then to Thalkirchen. Nearly killed ourselves dragging the suitcases to the hostel, but got there eventually. I was *so* glad it wasn’t snowy, although the village didn’t look quite so enchanting without [...] Colm and I were heading over the Millenium Bridge this afternoon (en route to Maplins/Peats, in search of an elusive USB Compact Flash reader… I’ve found loads, but all of them are much more expensive than I want, and do much more stuff than I want ), when we saw a weird, red [...] |
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