Refugees – Love versus Hate
I’m not going to claim to know everything about the refugee situation here and in America. I’m not even going to claim that I am friends with any refugees. I have taken so long to write this post because I… (READ MORE)
The Little Things
So, William and I still don’t have a bank account or visas, and we still don’t have all of our furniture. But we are settling in. William is over a month into school and I am almost finished with the… (READ MORE)
How Do You Find Germany?
The other day in my German class we talked about adjectives and how to say “I find ___ to be ___.” The teacher asked how we find Kaufbeuren and Germany, and then asked if there is anything we find negative…. (READ MORE)
Party
Last night we went to a party at a student WG in Neugablonz, near William’s school. Don’t ask me why it was on a Thursday. We got there a bit early, and were able to check out the apartment. Seven… (READ MORE)
Was sind Sie von Beruf?
This week, I have been learning a lot in my integration course. Math, spelling, countries, a few verbs. We’re basically in Kindergarten, occasionally venturing into 1st or 2nd grade. But one very interesting thing that we learned was about the… (READ MORE)
Bits and Pieces
This weekend, things began to pull together. Thursday we started the application process for our visas. Over the next two days we discovered that the Kaufbeuren immigration office is basically useless. They first said that they couldn’t give me a… (READ MORE)