The great sunny day

Have a look at the pictures! Doesn't it look great?
We did a trip through Schwabing and started walking from Odeonsplatz.
We walked streets we have never been before and found shops we didn't know that they were there.
On the picture on the right, you can see the big frozen lake in the English garden and watch the sky..can't be more blue and shiny like it was today!

On our way through the city we took a lot of pictures and enjoyed every minute of being together.
For the other pictures have a look at my facebook profile. I can't post them all here!
By the way, on thursday, I'll take the train down to Passau to visit my parents again.
I hope Jack can come with me, because mom and dad asked me to take him there, too. They'd like to see him again, too.

At my work everything's fine. I got 2 new blazers and now I won't complain again about not having enough clothes to wear for work. I won't! That's a promise! :-)

one month left...

...till Jack & I will be on our flight to Sydney.
I am already excited and my dad sponsored a big 110 l Roxy suitcase. This big I think it'll be enough to pack Jack's and my clothes in. :-)
And we'll bring some presents of course.
My parents asked me to visit them before our flight and of course, I wanna go down to Passau. Last time we've been home was christmas and after that a few things already happened. There's a lot of things I wanna talk about with them.
Jack really wants to find a new job and I hope it works. He feels sick every night he goes to bed knowing that he has to go to work the other day. It frustrates me that I can't help.
I can listen and tell him that I understand how he feels, but that doesn't change anything about the situation.
I really try to push him to apply for jobs at some coffee shops like Starbucks and he already send out some papers.
Hopefully he receives a positive answer. That's something I think about the most at the moment. It doesn't depress me, but I understand how difficult it is for Jack, because I have already been in a similiar situation.
But I also know, that I was in a better position for a new job.
That doens't change the fact, that Jack's smart and clever. With a little bit of help and patience every boss would be very very happy to have him as an employee.

I'll support him in every possible way, even if my possibilies to help are not the most efficient.

First days in the new job

It was a good start.


















aisle to the rental offices front desk



I get introduced to the customers who use our office rooms and walk on by at the reception desk very often.
But there's no chance that I can memorize most of them already.
I'll need time for that. But I am not in a hurry, because all of the colleagues I work with, are ready to explain things to me and give me time to experience the new work with all what it takes to do.
I can't tell a lot at the moment, but give me more time to work there and I'll be here with more news and information.

Kisses for everyone!

one hundred posts later

We made it to post 100!
I am proud to announce that I got the job at blm-bueroservice.
I don't start at 1st May as expected, no, right next monday will be my 1st day to start there.
I am happy. Finally everything went well. Offically I was unemployed a total of 16 days. Can't understand why Germany has so many long time jobless people. If you put some work in it, it's possible to find something. Take me as a good example. *smile*
Starting the new job allows me to go shopping on Saturday again.
One blazer won't be enough to cover a complete week.
I'll take Jack as my personal shopper with me.

By the way: Martina, Jack's family is okay; they are away far enough
from the bushfires, thanks for asking!

Update (Jack): Google Australia has created a map to track the bushfires here. My family lives in Sydney, a long way from the Victoria bushfires and further from the floods in Queensland.
Just to clarify, My role as personal shopper does not mean I carry the bags!

an interesting week

it was. really. I applied at an office at right 2 days after they invited me to an interview.
The boss there is really nice, pretty relaxed and an absolute business woman.
She's cool. We had a nice talk and she said, she'll ring me to give me date for a trial day.
She did and I'll be there tuesday 9am to have a half day there with all the other staff.

I am really excited, because, even she knows about my trip to Australia she wanted me to come on tuesday. I call that a good sign.
To prepare myself for that work, I bought 2 business outfits to be prepared.
Isil was my personal shopper and we had a got time.
The same day, yesterday, was my 1st appointment at the Arbeitsamt.
Totally unnecessary, because the guy there just rechecked all my datas and gave me information I already knew. So he wasn't that helpful. AH, whatever. I have been there; that's what they expected from me.

For all of you: have a great weekend and a good time with your loved ones!

Life in Europe

I've been working on a few video projects, keeping busy. Since going back to work this week I'm not quite happy to be here any more. I'm still doing sound and lighting but college isn't going that well, I'm not earning enough to even support myself which after 3 years in a foreign country is really depressing.

I'm hoping to find a way to move to Australia with Karin, we're going there for a month in April for my 21st birthday and we'll look at Visas and appartments when we're there.

It's just hard to try and make plans of any sort if you don't have the funds to do any of it.

I have been getting a lot of support from Mum and dadand am really greatful for it but I don't have anything on the side in the way of savings. I can't travel. I'm really just locked into working and being here in Munich. Small trips like Augsburg are really rare.

I know I've done well to make it this long here on my own and I am proud of that and really love the experience of living here in Europe, but not having a job that pays enough takes it's toll after 3 years.

But as always I'm positive, I still wake up happy and am not considering jumping off anything tall so it's all good. ;)

Dinner Dinner

We're back from dinner with Adrian and had heaps of fun.
And great food of course. It's cool to have him here.
11 pm now and we'll just watch a little bit TV before we go to bed.

Our day trip to Augsburg

I've produced a video of our day trip up to Augsburg last weekend. We both had a wonderful day, the sun was shining, we went shopping and looked in almost every bag store there was in the centre of Augsburg and believe me, there are heaps! enough from me, see for yourselves.

a week is gone

Jack and I shouted out a big "here" when the flu came on by.
He's already over it, but I got my bad day today.
I spent most of the day in bed but after I realized how I look (a quick look in the mirrow was definatley enough) I jumped out of bed to dress up.
At that was around 4pm.
After a shower I feel better now, because Adrian invited us for dinner tonight.
I just have to take enough tissues with me, than it won't be a problem.
Adrian, a friend of mine from school, normally lives in London and started his career as a fashion designer after his college, is staying at my apartment during this week because there's a fair in munich he was invited to.
To let you know what kind of fashion he does, here is the link to his homepage.

Jack did a lot of editing on a video we shot in Augsburg last week. I am sure he'll post it here the next days.
Allright...I'll get ready for picking up Adrian now. Next post will be here soon.