Monthly Archives: November 2010

Farewell NaBloPoMo and Hello Reverb10

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Today is the last day of NaBloPoMo where the aim was to post at least one blog post every single day in November.  I’m proud to say that I accomplished this.  Hopefully, the quality of my posts didn’t suffer from … Continue reading →

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I Can Stay!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I received official word from the Employment Board that my visa has been approved.  Apparently, they approved it on the 11th November, but seems they just failed to notify anyone about it.  I’m sure I’ve gotten several grey hairs since … Continue reading →

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Hamburg in the Snow

Posted on November 28, 2010 by

As promised, here are some of the photos I took in Stadtpark and around my neighbourhood after this week’s snowfall. The rest of the photos I took in Stadtpark can be found here.

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Christmas Market Overkill

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

After spending the morning wandering through Stadtpark taking photos of the park covered in snow (I’ll upload them tomorrow, I promise) I decided to head into the city to check out the Victorian Christmas Markets that the British consult puts … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting…

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

The employment board was supposed to have finished processing the documentation for my visa this week.  I honestly thought I would have an answer by today.  But governments move at their own speed and so I’m still waiting to hear … Continue reading →

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Two Months In

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Today is my second month anniversary of life as an expat in Hamburg.  I’m still loving it here, in fact, I love it here so much that I will be devastated if my visa doesn’t get approved. I’ll survive and … Continue reading →

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Lunch at the Christmas Markets

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Today my workmates suggested that we have lunch at the Christmas markets, cause they are awesome like that and they know how excited I’ve been about the markets. Lunch was probably the most unhealthiest lunch I’ve ever had. We had … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow!

Posted on November 23, 2010 by

Today was Hamburg’s first official day of snow.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have a lovely dusting of snow covering the ground as temperatures were above freezing (well only just, it was 2C).  Therefore it was more like icy cold rain than … Continue reading →

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Non-Traditional Christmas Carols

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

One of my workmates is a huge fan of Christmas carols.  He has been begging to play them since the beginning of November but we have managed to hold him off until November 25th – this Thursday. I hate the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights Photos

Posted on November 21, 2010 by

I’ve sorted through the photos I took last night of the Christmas lights around Hamburg.  Unfortunately, a lot of them were blurry. I’m not sure if that is the fault of the camera or the photographer. The whole collection can … Continue reading →

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