Hello again,
This week has been very productive. As well as getting a contract, I've also *almost* got a visa (just have to pick it up on Tuesday), and I've *almost* enrolled in university (just need to take my visa to the university on Tuesday), AND! I've found somewhere to live and have moved in!
The flat is a big old house in a really nice part of Potsdam. It's 30 seconds walk from an old palace called Schloss Cecilienhof (the G8 summit was held here last year). It's not the prettiest flat, so it reminds me a bit of my Dunedin days, but the people are really cool.
I was a little worried that they were all vegetarian yesterday because there was no meat in the fridge and lots of vegetarian cook books around, but it turns out that the girl who's room I've moved into was a vegan, but all the others are completely "normal". They've loaned me furniture and bedding and stuff till I get that all sorted. AND! they all speak really good English, and are keen to help me learn German.
Had some chestnuts roasted on an open fire last night! A friend of one of the flatmates has a yearly chestnut night and it was really nice. I'm so amazed by how friendly all these Germans are! I'm not seeing the stereotype at all. I'm going to the "prettiest climbing wall in Brandenburg" with the friends today, and they even loaned me a bike to get there!
Oh, I almost forgot the most exciting thing! My new flatmates casually mentioned yesterday that they were going tramping next weekend and would I like to come. It later emerged that we were going to the Czech Republic for this! They have a big campervan/bus thing so we're just gunna hop in that and drive to another country! Should be an awesome adventure, I'll make sure I take photos (you have to guess which part of this post these photos correspond to).
Thanks for reading again, tune in next weekend (at the latest) for the next exciting installment.
3 comments:
Your flat looks awesome!! And not at all Dunedin-y... I would have thought... but then I've never ventured that far south. Actually that isn't true. Sorry, stream of consciousness comment. Has the devil come to claim your soul yet? Have fun on your tramp !
The huge castle is your flat and the low angle shot of that flat is where they had the g8 summit right? Czech sounds cool. And so do your flatmates
hey Adam, great to see its getting sorted - German beaureacrazy is rated world class! We have had our fill of Wiener-schnitzel and are back to work, work, work. Nick is packing, he goes Sunday. Next time Berlin will be on the itinerary.
Beryl
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