Monday, July 03, 2006
The first day of Work!
Following the honour of becoming a 'burger' (citizen of the town, not Big Mac) I went across to the Sparkasse to open my german bank account. Banking is complex at the best of times so it was fortunate that Jeff, an American, works in the bank. I am now just waiting for my cashcard, muhahaha!
Nell and I headed to Siemens for my first day of work, time to put some money in my new konto! (account - see not only are you enjoying this blog for its entertaining narrative but you are learning german with me along the way!).
The offices are pretty impressive, with the Group Communications Dept where I will be working on the 6th floor. I had a relatively relaxed first day, I researched the department and its current activities on the intranet site and Nell introduced me to all of my colleagues on the floor. This left me a little perplexed as I realised how fast real germans speak in german though I was pleased to get the gist of some conversations. I will certainl have to improve my deutsch. It is encouraging that Nell says she was a similar level to me when she arrived as she speaks brilliant german now.
Came home and chilled, feeling a bit lonely, especially when speaking to people on messenger. I miss them, may in particular.
Nell and I headed to Siemens for my first day of work, time to put some money in my new konto! (account - see not only are you enjoying this blog for its entertaining narrative but you are learning german with me along the way!).
The offices are pretty impressive, with the Group Communications Dept where I will be working on the 6th floor. I had a relatively relaxed first day, I researched the department and its current activities on the intranet site and Nell introduced me to all of my colleagues on the floor. This left me a little perplexed as I realised how fast real germans speak in german though I was pleased to get the gist of some conversations. I will certainl have to improve my deutsch. It is encouraging that Nell says she was a similar level to me when she arrived as she speaks brilliant german now.
Came home and chilled, feeling a bit lonely, especially when speaking to people on messenger. I miss them, may in particular.
