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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 3:13 am
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(February 22, 2017 at 2:19 am)Aroura Wrote: (February 22, 2017 at 1:57 am)Alex K Wrote: Yeah I'm curious, too. Depending on whether it is Munich, Berlin or Hamburg, it can be a rather different experience 
Hey, me too (I was a postdoc there from '10-'12). The hung over one was at a conference a coupla years ago though - Where did you give it and on what?
It's in Dresden. So north east Germany.
Pretty, too, and has a legendary Orchestra and conductor if you like Beethoven or Bruckner!
Only been there a few times for conferences and visits so far. Rural Saxony can be a bit xenophobic these days, but Dresden should be great.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 3:19 am
Woooh!
I hope to become an international superstar next year too.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 3:31 am
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I do hope you make it to Germany. I really miss being there. I lived there for three years before returning back to Scotland at the beginning of 2015. I want to return there, my husband wants to stay here so he has a chance of finding work. Fair enough. I insist on keeping our options open because we don't know what's going to happen with the second independence referendum in Scotland and how bad it will get after Brexit.
It's a common thing for couples of families to move over because of a job and the spouse not be able to find work because they don't have the necessary language skills. Get yourself on an integration course. They are very cheap because they are funded by the government. Things would have been very different if my husband had done that as opposed to wasting three years stuck at home.
And our house is in the north of Germany so we could meet up next time we fly over. It's in the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony. It's beautiful Hansel and Gretel type country and we'd be able to put you up for a week's holiday. We're always looking to try and get friends over there.
One thing is for sure, when or if you return to America, you won't believe all the bullshit the mass media spout about socialism. You'll see how a country can be properly run for the good of its people and how there can be a very good quality of life.
As for the language, it's quite complex, but it's also very logical. So once you learn it, you know what to expect. Unlike English where you have to learn how to pronounce each word for example. What's more though, I really love the German language. It's fun.
Hung over at a conference? Hah! I accidentally flashed naked pictures of myself during my last presentation at an international conference. No, I'm not going to tell you the story. Just beware other people's laptops with Adobe Photoloader installed.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 3:48 am
(February 22, 2017 at 1:57 am)Alex K Wrote: Yeah I'm curious, too. Depending on whether it is Munich, Berlin or Hamburg, it can be a rather different experience
(February 21, 2017 at 10:08 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: Where in Germany, Aroura?
I gave a hung over 9am lecture at Universität Heidelberg a few years back.
Hey, me too (I was a postdoc there from '10-'12). The hung over one was at a conference a coupla years ago though - Where did you give it and on what?
Oh that's right, everyone gives hungover lectures and it's funny. But perform ONE open heart surgery while drunk and replace an artery with a licorice strap and it's the end of the world...
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 4:20 am
(February 21, 2017 at 10:08 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: I gave a hung over 9am lecture at Universität Heidelberg a few years back. Wonderful place. Never felt so safe.
The mistake you made was to stop drinking before 9am.
I went to a job interview at Heidelberg. Lovely city. No Indian restaurants though which is a problem for my husband who cannot eat gluten. I love the south of Germany but I do find it too hot in summer. I used to live in Munich and loved cycling to work along the river Isar.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 4:37 am
When I was at university, some mates and I took off for a week in Munich. While the people were simply wonderful, Germans aren't terribly creative when it comes to street names - every third road we were on was called 'Einbahnstraße'.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 4:48 am
(February 22, 2017 at 4:37 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: When I was at university, some mates and I took off for a week in Munich. While the people were simply wonderful, Germans aren't terribly creative when it comes to street names - every third road we were on was called 'Einbahnstraße'.
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Have you been to the Sackgasse?
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 4:51 am
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 4:56 am
(February 22, 2017 at 4:48 am)Alex K Wrote: (February 22, 2017 at 4:37 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: When I was at university, some mates and I took off for a week in Munich. While the people were simply wonderful, Germans aren't terribly creative when it comes to street names - every third road we were on was called 'Einbahnstraße'.
Boru
Have you been to the Sackgasse?
The Einbahnstraße often leads to the Sackgasse, yes.
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RE: We might be moving to Germany!
February 22, 2017 at 5:09 am
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(February 21, 2017 at 7:59 pm)Aroura Wrote: Temporarily. 
My husband just applied to, and had an interview with, a company that requires one year at their German branch for training. They are very excited about him, and he is very excited about this opportunity! He will have a technical interview in 2 to 4 weeks, and within a week or so after that, we will know if he got the job. It's a software automation company.
It seems he has all the skills they are looking for. They are building a new team, so they want fresh college grads, and it happens that my husbands specific areas of studies and interests neatly align with what they are looking for. It is a bonus to them (and us) that we are flexible enough to move to another country, and have already taken a special interest in Germany.
The permanent position is still in Oregon, and it happens to be in my home town, so that is also really great news all around. After our stay in Germany, we would move to Bend, Oregon. There would be semi-frequent trips for my husband back and forth, and he likes that as he enjoys travel. The pay is great, too!
So we now have a very good reason to focus on learning German. I have to admit that although we've continued lessons, it's been more like puttering around in a language than learning it. I need to do this seriously now. Even if he does not get this job, a number of the jobs he's looked at are either German based, or have offices in Germany. So I'd love to develop some kind of skype buddy thing with a German speaker, if anyone is interested? I did pen pal with Alex for a while, but I slacked off on that (Sorry Alex!). Also, I think learning to speak it is more important than learning to read/write it, for now. I have programs a that are teaching me the written part, speaking it with my daughter has been complicated because there is no one to correct us or learn from.
I've got this idea about setting up a "mini-Germany" in our home to force ourselves into immersion, but it seems a lot easier said than done.
Anyway, so 4.25 years of college and stress and very hard work is finally about to pay off for my husband, and for us! he's got 3 companies that are very interested in him, and 2 of them are German based, so chances are we really will need to take this seriously.
So anyway, I'm very excited! I've never been to any European country before. I really hope this all pans out!
What part of Germany? Never mind I read the rest of the thread.
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