Time to start blogging again....
Still trying to unpack and organize things here. I really thought I would not miss Xiao Zhu, but I definitely do! So many things she did that we took for granted :0.
Kids have settled in well and I've started German lessons. I'm taking an intensive course through a state run organization. The most amazing blend of a group. There is a lady from Ecuador, a man from Spain, a lady from China (Shenzen), a lady from Hungary, a lady from the Philippines, a lady from Japan, a lady from Spain, a man from Argentina, a lady from Poland, a lady from Brazil, a man from Greece, a lady from China (HongKong), a lady from Romania, a man from Bulgaria (who is very stinky), a lady from New York (originally from Jamaica), a lady from China (Shanghai), and a lady from Venezuela. Our teacher, Jasmine, lives in Germany but is Armenien. I'm really enjoying it so far.
The one thing I can say about Dusseldorf is that it is Green. In more ways than one. First and foremost, the landscape is amazing. We live 5 minutes walk from the Rhine River. And there is a bike/walk path that goes for miles and miles. This photo was taken along a path parallel to the river that goes for miles. I can take this from my house to the town of Kaiserswerth. So cool. So different from Shanghai.
The other way it is Green is with the recycling. They recycle everything. I have 4 different containers outside my house with different days for pickups. I honestly think this is the most stressful part about being here:)
Still miss Shanghai, but we are in a good place!
Still trying to unpack and organize things here. I really thought I would not miss Xiao Zhu, but I definitely do! So many things she did that we took for granted :0.
Kids have settled in well and I've started German lessons. I'm taking an intensive course through a state run organization. The most amazing blend of a group. There is a lady from Ecuador, a man from Spain, a lady from China (Shenzen), a lady from Hungary, a lady from the Philippines, a lady from Japan, a lady from Spain, a man from Argentina, a lady from Poland, a lady from Brazil, a man from Greece, a lady from China (HongKong), a lady from Romania, a man from Bulgaria (who is very stinky), a lady from New York (originally from Jamaica), a lady from China (Shanghai), and a lady from Venezuela. Our teacher, Jasmine, lives in Germany but is Armenien. I'm really enjoying it so far.
The other way it is Green is with the recycling. They recycle everything. I have 4 different containers outside my house with different days for pickups. I honestly think this is the most stressful part about being here:)
Still miss Shanghai, but we are in a good place!
