Furstenhof Gasthaus & Pension Erfurt

Den Freistellungsvertrag konnte ich heute endlich unterzeichnen. Zeitraum und monatlicher Entnahmebetrag weichen zwar leicht von den erwartetenden Werten ab, jedoch kein Grund in letzter Minute noch herumzumäkeln. Ich kann es immer noch nicht fassen, wie unglaublich schnell das ganze Prozedere von statten ging...
Um sicherzugehen, dass der Vertrag in den verbliebenen zwei Arbeitstagen nicht ohne Unterschrift in ...

... at the amount of information you will record. We suggest that you start this file and notebook to accumulate information well in advance of your trip. If you wait until the day before your departure, it will probably be left undone. (If you do not have a house-sitter, you will only need the basics, such as how to turn off the utility mains and operate the alarm system.) You can leave the House Notes ...

... have gone to the common room. I slept better than expected but worse than I should have. The outside noise was minimal and so were my roommates. Nobody snored. I had difficulty falling asleep and then I woke up somewhere around 4 and couldn't fall back asleep and then one of the Romanian brothers had his alarm go off at 6 and then shortly after that they got up to leave. By 7h30 I was up. I showered and then headed to the kitchen. Alison was up and having ...

... t get the results back until July, but we are hoping they did well. The Class of ’08 had their graduation ceremony yesterday which was the first ever graduation of the school. We used a lot of the USA traditions, with the cap and gowns and other things, which they do not do here in Germany. The sharing and mixing of cultures keeps us on our toes all the time! In the evening we had a party (and of course were able to have some beer with ...

... 25th Travelling by train to Irskusk - overnight. 26th Travelling by train to Irskusk - overnight. 27th Arrive in Irskutsk! Transfer to ITINERARY CHANGE to Listvyanka and homestay (all meals included). Listvyanka overnight. 28th Listvyanka 29th Transfer to Irskutsk! Overnight Irskutsk homestay (breakfast included). 30th Transfer to train station! Overnight train to Mongolia, Ulaan Baatar! 31st Travelling to Ulaan Baatar, overnight train.

... because I do miss you all. It is just very hard to walk away from a decent job earning Euros when the economy over there looks terrible. Besides we are citizens of the world, and I don’t feel like I have to rush back to the United States anytime soon. (I’d rather wait till we have a new president anyway) I can’t wait to not have to answer questions about George Bush anymore over here!!

Viel Spass!

Rob(ert)(o)

... The invitation for visitors is always open and I think all of you would be shocked at the history of this little town. I hope you are all well, and are enjoying life wherever in the world this finds you!

Send me an email if you have a chance. If you don’t want to receive these anymore then let me know, I’m not offended and I understand that these aren’t nearly as exciting as the Chile emails.

Have a great week.

Rob(ert)(o)

... and I just take it easy (hey what are Saturdays for anyway?) In the evening the alternative movie theatre is showing a Chilean movie and so the 3 americans head to see that. It’s called “En la cama” and it’s really a riot. It’s always nostalgic to hear the Chilean accent, references to Vina del Mar and Santiago, and the various fun grammar changes that made me grow so fond of the place. It was tough to understand ...

... pie. I still have flour all over everything including my clothes and everything in the kitchen. My flat mates think it is a riot, but I think they enjoy this expression of my culture!

All in all, I think I did a good job this weekend of learning some new things. It’s probably the closest I’ve ever been to being an ‘eligible bachelor’ which makes me feel old and lonely, but also makes me roll on the floor laughing. Seriously I ...

... and David Süss ( now Siess), and death certificates for Michel Süss ( father of Leopold, Simon and Daniel), as well as for Michel's mother , Philippine Süss, née Lazarus, and his brother Jakob Süss. Herr Heiss took us to the city archives where he showed us some records from the 16th century, mostly inventories of land and possessions. I bought an autographed copy of his book on the area. This area includes Mülheim, where our ...