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 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!
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