Hello! After talking about blogging for months I finally have gotten the site up and running. In the interest of time I am not going to go back and chronicle the last 5 months of my life in Germany. I do have some interesting stories to tell but I would need to spend the next week in front of my computer to write it all down. Not to mention I have already told many of you my stories and don't want to bore my audience. Here is a quick recap of events:
+sold most of what I owned and moved to a foreign country
+started working for the same company but with a new boss
+moved in with boyfriend who turned out to be a douche bag (Erb, thank you for the nickname)
+broke up with aforementioned boyfriend
+still living with gobshite boyfriend but looking for a flat of my own (Anki, thank you for this nickname)
+joined a health club with a co-ed sauna area...very European
+few encounters with the authorities (2 parking tickets, 1 speeding ticket, stopped at a police checkpoint and "met" the US military police in Heidelberg)
Ongoing events include:
+obtain a German drivers license
+learning a to speak German. my ability to speak the language is in direct proportion to the amount of beer that I have consumed (just ask my mother)
+making new friends at the Irish pub who in their own way are helping me with my language skills. You will start to hear new swears (gobshite, wank bag etc...) and words from me like tele, knackered, mum etc...). All of which are the result of my new English, Finnish, Irish, Canadian and Scotish friends.
+trying to join a running club in Heidelberg. I keep getting lost on the way. Yes, I do have a naviagion system in the car. To give you an idea on how well it worked see above statement about US Miliary Police. I blame the Audi navigation system entirely for that encounter.
+getting out and seeing EU. For work I have traveled to Paris, Copenhagen, Milan, Stockholm etc...but not seen a damn thing. This is going to stop and I am going to take advantage of being in EU.
That is about what I can remeber at this point. I will post on a regular basis going forward so that you all can keep up to date on life in Germany from the perspective of a good ol' Wisconsin girl.
Miss you all and wish you were here.
Cassie
About Me
- Cassie
- I'm a 30-something American ex-pat who is living in Karlsruhe Germany. I started this blog to keep friends and family in the US up to speed on my doings as well as chronicle my 3 year tour of Europe.
4 comments:
Glad to hear from you! Sorry you broke up. Oh well chaulk it up to life story. I'm SURPRISED you got a SPEEDING tix in GERMANY...
Talked to Jim Moore about a position in MG. Same old Jim! Accellent really got some people worked up over the retrieval basket. You'll have to talk to your man about that.
Keep the blogs coming and take care of your self!
glad to hear you are living your life - have fun!
miss you too
Ange
Hey! That would be "telly", FYI. Great to "hear" from you Cas, I'll check in periodically.
carl.
Love the douche bag reference, it is such a powerful adjective! I have to say I am a litte worried about your loose use of the term "running"... I thought we agreed long ago that Cassie + Running = Bad Idea :-) I can see the workmans comp claims now... I look forward to helping you with material to add to your blog in the very near future.
Later,
DO
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