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We’re now officially moved into the apartment. That’s the good news. The bad news for the blog is that for the next few days I won’t have a good way to post anything. We still have a bunch of running … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Quick Postcard from Tübingen
Our Internet connection at the vacation apartment has been sporadic at the best of times all month. Today, it apparently decided it needed a periodic vacation, as it went in and out every time I tried to access the web, … Continue reading
Sunny, with a chance of closed umbrellas
Over on the top of the right-hand column of this blog you’ll find a link to a website where you can see the local weather forecast for Tübingen.
Supply lines are getting longer
That’s all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. George Carlin The comedian George Carlin had it right: life is just a series of episodes where you’re accumulating and dealing with your stuff.
Sleeping on Roasted Coffee and Noodles
So we quickly realized the key piece of furniture we needed to buy before we can move into the new apartment is a bed. There are a couple of big furniture stores in a neighboring town, and last Saturday, one … Continue reading
Ready for that personal touch
As I mentioned last week, our new apartment came unfurnished, down to the light fixtures.
Willkommen, Meine Damen und Herren
My language class started yesterday, and it’s off to a good start. It’s an interesting mix of nationalities in the class: 3 Americans (including me), 2 Italians, and 1 person each from Cuba, Greece, Kosovo, Korea, Australia, and it’s fun … Continue reading
Everybody in Germany speaks German
If I had a euro for everytime someone has said to me “Everone in Germany speaks English,” I could probably pay for several nice dinners by now. It’s a myth that has become an accepted fact, I guess, sort of … Continue reading
After two weeks in Tübingen…
We’ve only been in Tübingen two weeks, but we’ve managed to make quite a dent in the usual startup stuff that’s required when you move to a new city and/or a new country. I think in large part we’re getting … Continue reading
21st century medieval apartment
During our first few days in Tübingen, everybody — and I do mean everybody, said that it is very hard to find an apartment in Tübingen. This was not a reassuring thing to hear as newcomers hunting for an apartment.