Monthly Archives: October 2010

NaBloPoMo

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

NaBloPoMo aka National Blog Posting Month is upon us once again and for another year running, I’m insane enough to do this.  For those of you who have never encountered NaBloPoMo before the rules are quite simple, you post one … Continue reading →

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One Month In

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

I’ve now been on this expat adventure for one whole month now.  I’m still very much in the early days.  Still waiting for my work visa/residency permit to be approved. Still trying to find my way around.  Still struggling with … Continue reading →

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Making Connections with Solo Expat Women

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

Female expats seem to fall within four broad categories: the trailing spouse, those who move for love, au pairs and then there are those of us who are doing the whole expat adventure solo.  It is these women I really … Continue reading →

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Shopping with a flu-addled brain

Posted on October 23, 2010 by

I have the flu.  I’m at that wonderful stage where your head feels like it’s been stuffed full of cotton-wool and the world moves around more than it really should do when you stand up.  I shouldn’t have gotten off … Continue reading →

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Crazy Weather We’re Having

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

This is the weather that Hamburg has experienced today: Snow – which occurred very early this morning so I missed it *cry* and it didn’t stay on the ground. Heavy Rain – I got this on my walk to the … Continue reading →

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Linguistically Retarded

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

Linguistically retarded – it’s a phrase I read on an expat site and it really sums up how the language barrier makes me feel.  I know using the R-word is very un-PC, but linguistically challenged really doesn’t go far enough … Continue reading →

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Bottle Recycling in Deutschland

Posted on October 20, 2010 by

Back in Australia, recycling your PET bottles goes something like this – put the empty bottle in your recycling bin.  Simple. In Germany things are a little more complicated but ultimately cooler.  In Germany you pay a pfand (deposit) of … Continue reading →

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Lüneburg

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Amber, my fellow Aussie expat here, invited me to go with a group from Couch Surfing on a diurnal foto safari of the medieval village Lüneburg, about 40 minutes outside of Hamburg. I had a fantastic time. The people were … Continue reading →

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Sparen am Strom

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

This ad has been confusing the hell out of me for weeks.  See if you can guess what this ad is about. Understanding the dialogue won’t make it any clearer. Basically all they are talking about is how wonderful the … Continue reading →

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Small Bytes

Posted on October 16, 2010 by

I’ve had lots of thoughts floating around in my head that I want to blog about, but which are not a blog post in themselves, so here is a collection of my random thoughts: Herbst (Autumn) is well and truly … Continue reading →

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