Monthly Archives: July, 2009
RIP Sir Bobby Robson
I was intending to write a completely different blog today, but then I returned home from a full day of activities, logged on to face book and was instantly confronted with 5 or 6 status updates informing me that Sir Bobby Robson has passed away. Footballing legend Sir Bobby Robson was first diagnosed with cancer …
Like a Town from a Fairy Tale
Jan’s mum and sister were in Tübingen, spending some mother-daughter time together. Because Tübingen is so close to Karlsruhe (only about an hour and a half) and because neither of us had ever been there before Jan and I decided to go and visit them for a day. And so on Saturday, 18th July we …
Catching up
After another weekend away from the blogosphere I am slowly, slowly starting to catch up with all the blogs I like to read. If I haven’t left you a comment yet I will soon… there’s just so much to get through! My friend’s visit went well. There was lots going on, but we managed to …
Show your support for one of the most inspiring bloggers out there
Some of you may remember a post I wrote a while ago about Home Office Mum, who is sailing to Brazil as part of the Clipper Round the World Race. As I’m sure you can imagine,sailing across the Atlantic is not exactly cheap. And so Home Office Mum now needs your help. To raise money …
Busy, busy, busy
After a packed weekend (which I still need to tell you about) and yesterday’s interview I now have even more business ahead of me. Jan’s parents are coming to Karlsruhe today so that they can go to a concert on Thursday. I’m not going to the concert itself – when I asked Jan if I …
More about the German employment agency. Because lately I seem to have a one track mind.
When you’re unemployed in Germany and you register yourself as such with the employment agency, at your first appointment with an advisor you have to sign an agreement. What the agreement says differs depending on your circumstances… they like to add bits, put in legal clauses, take bits away and generally change things. By the …
