First we arrive and it's cloudy and raining. Then we are trying like mad to get our resident permit, a local bank account (so we can rent an apartment), an apartment itself, register as a resident of Munich (yes it's different), a work permit for Nate, shipping/customs, wire transfer from our bank and a local phone number. These things are all tied to one another too--can't get an apartment without a bank acct, can't get a bank acct without an address, can't get an apartment without a wire transfer of money, can't get a wire transfer period from our stupid bank. Also, we are waiting to see if the German government will recognize my last name as York because my passport has my maiden name (the addendum in the passport which changes my name to York may not be sufficient). Ugh. What a nightmare. Thank you government bureaucracy. Needless to say, those of you who think that moving abroad is romantic, and it is in a sense, and this all WILL get better, it's also a pain in the ass.
Ok, enough complaining. It really is beautiful here. The past few days have had cloudless skies and warm weather. It's summer, so this place is hopping with people and there really are locals who wear their lederhosen and feathered fedora hats whilst chugging ein Maß (read: mass) and eating sausage!!! I wish I had pictures to show you, but in classic Shera style, the USB cord I need to transfer pics to the blog are packed in the air shipment held up in customs. D'oh!
I'll post pictures as soon as I can, sorry everyone. I miss you, please feel free to call and talk with me in English! I miss it so!
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I don't know why, but I can very clearly imagine Nathan in lederhosen and a feathered fedora hat.
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