Author Archives: Chief

Flying back to Germany

It has been a long 18 months since we left Germany. A lot of things have happened since we left, our Australian adventure has progressed so much that we now call Australia home. I am now on my way back to Germany for a quick trip that mixes pleasure, catching up with family and friendsContinue reading “Flying back to Germany”

Cup Day, it’s a day off

  Today is a wonderful day, we were greeted by blue skies, sun and the chirping sound of birds. I did not hear any cars or trucks rushing to go wherever it is they need to go. It is a quite day, absent of work… …you guessed it right, it is Cup’s Day in ourContinue reading “Cup Day, it’s a day off”

12 months!

It has been about a year since we moved to Melbourne and I am approaching my 12 month anniversary at my current position.  All the clichés apply, time flies, where did the time go and the lot but in all honesty the past 12 months have been amazing, we have made new friends and aContinue reading “12 months!”

Winter… that is a surprise

      It is November… no wait it is May… but it is cold… so it cannot be May…   …but it is.   That does sound confusing, well we are as confused as it sounds, in a funny sort of way.  There is no harm here but it is interesting that our brainsContinue reading “Winter… that is a surprise”

Learning to adjust…

It is not easy to live in a place that is different to the place that you used to live before. I covered the cultural shock aspect of our immigration experience in my last post but there is more. We catch ourselves living our lives as if we were in Germany, I can not rememberContinue reading “Learning to adjust…”

Cultural Shock…

Ok, it seems that my blog has generated some discussions among our own friends, for good reason that is.  We have had mood swings, bewilderment, enthusiasm, borderline depression, an overwhelming feeling of everything being different, we have criticised and we have been criticised and much more.  There is a name for this… …it is calledContinue reading “Cultural Shock…”

Melbourne!

Our new home is the city of Melbourne.  A city of more than 4 million people in the Southeast coast of Australia.  It is as far as geography is concerned very far away from anywhere.  The closest “big” city is Canberra although most Australians ignore that city, Adelaide and Sydney are about a day’s driveContinue reading “Melbourne!”

Our view…

Our views have been shaped by the experiences that have brought us to this point in our life.  In principal this is not very different to the other immigrants to Australia, what makes it unique in its own way are the nuances of these experiences and that is our view. I cannot talk about theseContinue reading “Our view…”

It has been a year!

In a few weeks it will be 12 months since our arrival in this beautiful country. So many things have happened, so many changes and more is to come in the next few weeks.  Anyone, that sees my FB page would thing it was easy and in many ways it was but it is stillContinue reading “It has been a year!”

The new Asia

I love traveling in Asia.  I missed out in my younger years but in the past 10 years I have been to many countries, one could spend a lifetime and not see it all.  I love the people, the bustling cities, the colors, the food.  I am in awe of the energy that is inContinue reading “The new Asia”

Friends, relatives and people that love you

People usually ask what is the one thing that you would like to take with you if you are ever stranded on an island, well my answer is my friends and -most- of my family.  These past few weeks would not have been possible without them. On March 8th and 9th the moving company packedContinue reading “Friends, relatives and people that love you”