Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 24, 2009
I decided that it would be a good idea to do my laundry yesterday. I had done a lot of research for laundry mats in my area and looked around numerous times to find one. Unforunately, the closest one was about a 10 minute walk away. So, I loaded up my suitcase, lugged my suitcase [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 15, 2009
I went to Hamburg last weekend and it was absolutely wonderful. Here is a run-down of the weekend: Friday- I met Janine (Josh’s friend from Hamburg who visited us a year and a half ago) in Bremen on Friday night and we went to her apartment. She is studying in Bremen and now lives there. [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 6, 2009
This weekend in Germany was Christopher Street Day; this is a celebration of the LGBT community. There were celebrations in numerous large German cities and the largest celebration is in Cologne, only a 20 minute train ride away! The parade was on Sunday and we went to check it out. It was really interesting. There [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 4, 2009
Saturday was RheinKultur. The biggest free entrance event in Germany. RheinKultur is set with four stages and 12 straight hours of music, all for free. Naturally, we had to check it out. We headed out for RheinKultur around 2 p.m. and for some reason thought it would be a good idea to walk there; it [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 2, 2009
Last night we braved the Rhine on our bicycles yet again. This time we headed south and packed a picnic. North on the Rhine is more industrial, but when you go south it is beautiful, there are numerous gravel/sand areas to dip your toes in the river and castles just seem to pop up out [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 1, 2009
One thing I have noticed that is very different from the US here in Germany is elevator ettiquette. First of all, there aren’t very many elevators here in Germany, not really a very handicap accessible country. However, where I intern there are multiple elevators. In the US, you get into an elevator, press your floor, [...]
Posted by: kmcconkie on: July 1, 2009
This morning I want to the Bundesstädt and did my Anmeldung. An Anmeldung is a form you must fill out to register to live. Whenever you move in Germany you must Anmeldung and then Unanmeldung when you leave. It is actually rather irritating. I was so nervous when I got there, knowing that this entire [...]
