The Great Transition

The first couple of weeks were filled with bureaucracy in making my life in Germany legal. I am quite grateful that Alex was with me through all of this, because not everyone I encountered knew English. Now I would think that people who work in foreign affairs offices and help people from other countries with their permits and visas might know more than only the German language. Apparently, this was not the case here.

It was nice having a couple of weeks to adjust to actually living here (which is quite different than just vacationing here). We got together with Christoph, Patrizia and Alessandro for lunch one day and enjoyed seeing other friends and just enjoying our time together.

Not to mention the lovely task of unpacking and figuring out how to get all of my clothes into our closets!

Alex did all the homework necessary to figure out how to get to work from our apartment. I love the public transportation system here because you really do not need a car that often. We did a test run the week before my starting date so we could get a feel for which train time was best and so on.

When it came to my first day at work, Alex could not have been sweeter. He made me a “Back to School/Work” supply bag. He got me cute pencils and snacks and papers and hand ream for my desk. It was just the cutest thing ever! He also rode the train and subway with me to work on my first day and then met me at my office at the end of the day to ride home with me. (What a gentleman!!) We live about 45 minutes driving time away from my office and Alex works in the town we live, so he went back and forth that day just for me!