for my excuse. im not writing so much, at the moment, because i don't have so much time, to write about my live in here. (as long it is interesting to someone)
at the moment i do work in two jobs, to earn enough. and so i want to spend all time i have left, with my little hobbit. to make her life as happy as i can make it.
ok ok ok.. she will still say, that i do make her happy already. but for me it is not really enough.
so i will always try to make things better, as i do already.
and right now (sunday 10:37am) my hobbit is still sleeping, after spending the half night in the internet, so watch an american football-game, via webcam-broadcasting.
lol... ja, im so sorry, that the earth is round, and europeans are not able, to receive american tv-channels (even via satellite)
and the internet-player tvu, does not broadcast the ABC-channel (just the ABC-News)
and yesterday, my parents (her parents-in-law) did visit us (after 5 years of silence between each other)
and of course. my beloved wife, did try to make everything perfect.
cleaning the household as far as she can.
putting all stuff away (no matter where, as long it is not visible for anyone, who is in the apartment, to visit)
and then.. not being ready, as my parents are still arriving.
so she did still staying in the bathroom, to make herself looking good for my parents, while they where already here.
how bad (for her) because she did not believe me, as i said, that she should go ahead, and make herself ready, if she wants to be finished, with it, when my parents are here. lol
but ok..
the visit was ok, so far. and my mother is much more, than happy, that she can stay in contact with me again.
and also, that i am happy.
ok.. so far about the internal family part about it.
im sure, my better half will write about it later. and for all english talking readers here, she will use words, everyone of you, will be able to understand and describe things in a better way, than i do.
so far.
Sonntag, 30. September 2007
Freitag, 27. Juli 2007
some experiences while living with an american in germany
so guys.
i know, i did let you wait for a long time, before going ahead and posting some new stuff in here.
but.
you dont know, how busy a little american hobbit can make you, while having the first experiences in living in germany.
its all new, its all interesting, its all so .. hmm.. wonderful? . i dont know.
ok. i can not really judge it in this way, since i grew up here already, and know all this things so far.
my little hobbit did come over here, from south carolina, and decided, to spend the rest of her life, with me. and of course, against my will, the next few years, here in this country, called germany.
ok ok ok.. for a human, who has always been interested in culture, and history of other countries and continents, it is a good place here in europe, to get some more knowledge, by viewing castles, buildings, areas, and all this stuff in person, than just reading about.
so i guess, i dont have any choices, to change her mind, about living somewhere else.
since im a man, and as a man, im also supposed to make all the wishes of the women, i love, come true, i will have to live here, together with her.
and in this one month, she is here, we did make really much.
furnish the apartment, partwise.. hehe.. yeah. one room is still used as a kind of storage room. (but we will go ahead with this one)
and i took her to places, without telling her before being there.
so that it was more an surprise for her, to spend the time there.
and since the place we are living is in the north of germany (schleswig-holstein), directly at the canal, who connects the northsea, and the baltic sea, it is not so difficult for me, to take her, at places on both sides, of the country.
and you know what? .. she is loving everything so far. hehe.. im good, or im good? ..
we have already been at husum, flensburg, st. peter-ording, neumuenster, kiel (also in an original irish pub), rendsburg (which is the town next to the village we are living), eckernfoerde, damp (wich is supposed to be a relaxing, and rehability-place, after having bad surgeries and such things) and a few other places.
oh.. and not to forget.. we also went to the harley-davidson-days 2007 in hamburg .. hehe.
even i dont really like harley-davidson, since it is not really a motorcycle, than more an investment, and a kind of status symbol . lol
but so it was a good reason to go by there, and spend a day in hamburg.
and it was too bad, that we did not spend the evening in hamburg, since there is the nice red-light district. and for an american it is weird to see prostitutes working in public (asking men for coming with them...) because it is still illegal in america.. but not here .. hehe.
but i know, one day, i will take her back to hamburg in the evening, so that she can see this part of european life, in person, and not just reading about. and imagine how it will look like.
and NO.. for all people, who may think, that im going ahead and make her working in this way.. no way.. no one else is going to touch my hobbit, but me.
and what to tell about her experience in case of the german refrigerator.
german people are used to have a much smaller refrigerator, than american people are used to have.
maybe we german, are know how to cook fresh, and dont need to carry and keep all things in the frige.
but i will behold her in this way. and i guess, she dont have a choice. my frige is smaller than the frige, she is used to have in america. but so far it is still working.
and besides. since im the cook in our household, i know, what to keep where, and where to put, to keep it for longer time.
and the things about american food, like the mayonaise, they have there. and the ketchup they sell in america (i guess, the most common kind of the red stuff is from 'heinz') .. hehe..
the mayonaise i did make her trying, was not so bad, and she is still eating this kind too :)
and ketchup? .. hmm.. since im not such a friend of ketchup anyway.. i did not get a chance to find out, so far.
but what i can say is. she is loving my meatballs, my schnitzel (meat from pork, covered in bredcrums) and all the other meals i did make her so far.
so i guess, i can be sure, that she will not come, one day, and tell me, that she is not going to eat my stuff anymore, because she dont like it.
thats a good point i think.
ahh.. about the 'nice' weather here.
my hobbit did never see so much rainbows in this short time.
since it is raining here really much, and while raining, the sun is trying to come out, almost everytime. her first sentence is always. 'hey.. it is raining, the sun is also shining, and where to hell is my rainbow' .. so i do always take her little head, turn it in the right direction, and make her watching her beloved rainbow :)
so far.
i know, i did let you wait for a long time, before going ahead and posting some new stuff in here.
but.
you dont know, how busy a little american hobbit can make you, while having the first experiences in living in germany.
its all new, its all interesting, its all so .. hmm.. wonderful? . i dont know.
ok. i can not really judge it in this way, since i grew up here already, and know all this things so far.
my little hobbit did come over here, from south carolina, and decided, to spend the rest of her life, with me. and of course, against my will, the next few years, here in this country, called germany.
ok ok ok.. for a human, who has always been interested in culture, and history of other countries and continents, it is a good place here in europe, to get some more knowledge, by viewing castles, buildings, areas, and all this stuff in person, than just reading about.
so i guess, i dont have any choices, to change her mind, about living somewhere else.
since im a man, and as a man, im also supposed to make all the wishes of the women, i love, come true, i will have to live here, together with her.
and in this one month, she is here, we did make really much.
furnish the apartment, partwise.. hehe.. yeah. one room is still used as a kind of storage room. (but we will go ahead with this one)
and i took her to places, without telling her before being there.
so that it was more an surprise for her, to spend the time there.
and since the place we are living is in the north of germany (schleswig-holstein), directly at the canal, who connects the northsea, and the baltic sea, it is not so difficult for me, to take her, at places on both sides, of the country.
and you know what? .. she is loving everything so far. hehe.. im good, or im good? ..
we have already been at husum, flensburg, st. peter-ording, neumuenster, kiel (also in an original irish pub), rendsburg (which is the town next to the village we are living), eckernfoerde, damp (wich is supposed to be a relaxing, and rehability-place, after having bad surgeries and such things) and a few other places.
oh.. and not to forget.. we also went to the harley-davidson-days 2007 in hamburg .. hehe.
even i dont really like harley-davidson, since it is not really a motorcycle, than more an investment, and a kind of status symbol . lol
but so it was a good reason to go by there, and spend a day in hamburg.
and it was too bad, that we did not spend the evening in hamburg, since there is the nice red-light district. and for an american it is weird to see prostitutes working in public (asking men for coming with them...) because it is still illegal in america.. but not here .. hehe.
but i know, one day, i will take her back to hamburg in the evening, so that she can see this part of european life, in person, and not just reading about. and imagine how it will look like.
and NO.. for all people, who may think, that im going ahead and make her working in this way.. no way.. no one else is going to touch my hobbit, but me.
and what to tell about her experience in case of the german refrigerator.
german people are used to have a much smaller refrigerator, than american people are used to have.
maybe we german, are know how to cook fresh, and dont need to carry and keep all things in the frige.
but i will behold her in this way. and i guess, she dont have a choice. my frige is smaller than the frige, she is used to have in america. but so far it is still working.
and besides. since im the cook in our household, i know, what to keep where, and where to put, to keep it for longer time.
and the things about american food, like the mayonaise, they have there. and the ketchup they sell in america (i guess, the most common kind of the red stuff is from 'heinz') .. hehe..
the mayonaise i did make her trying, was not so bad, and she is still eating this kind too :)
and ketchup? .. hmm.. since im not such a friend of ketchup anyway.. i did not get a chance to find out, so far.
but what i can say is. she is loving my meatballs, my schnitzel (meat from pork, covered in bredcrums) and all the other meals i did make her so far.
so i guess, i can be sure, that she will not come, one day, and tell me, that she is not going to eat my stuff anymore, because she dont like it.
thats a good point i think.
ahh.. about the 'nice' weather here.
my hobbit did never see so much rainbows in this short time.
since it is raining here really much, and while raining, the sun is trying to come out, almost everytime. her first sentence is always. 'hey.. it is raining, the sun is also shining, and where to hell is my rainbow' .. so i do always take her little head, turn it in the right direction, and make her watching her beloved rainbow :)
so far.
Dienstag, 13. März 2007
Nachbarschafts-HILFE
Gut.. ich wohn noch nicht so lange hier in der Gegend.
Die Menschen sind "fremd" und haben teilweise nicht wirklich Interesse, "neue" kennen zu lernen, da es doch den Alltagstrott aus den Bahnen werfen könnte. (oh wie tragisch)
Doch da gibt es meine Nachbarn (du weisst schon. Tür auf... rausstolpern... nächstgelegene Klingel betätigen... Tür auf.. reinstolpern... das nennt man Nachbarschaftspflege)
Diese, welche direkt gegenüber wohnen, kenn ich schon seit Jahren.
Man steht im Kontakt über diverse Komunikationsmöglichkeiten. (telefon, messenger, email)
Und dann kam doch der Tag, an dem man in die Nähe zieht.
Aber ok..
Ich weiss nicht, was ich an mir hab, ebensowenig, was ich besonders mache, wenn ich Essen koche.
Da steht man nichts ahnend in der Küche, brutzelt sich was zurecht, da der eigene Körper ja nach Nährstoffen schreit und der Magen dieses mit einem dumpfen Geräusch untermalt.
Schon klingelt es an der Tür und Frau Nachbarin steht da..
"Michael.. ich weiss nicht was ich kochen soll.. hast du nen Vorschlag?" .. eine kurze Pause des grübelns...
"ja .. mach doch einfach Frikadellen" (welch fataler Fehler)
Ein grinsen stieg ihr ins Gesicht, quer über sämtliche Backen. Und ich wusste, was mir blüht.
So macht ich mich fertig und stiefelte zum Markt um die benötigten Zutaten zu organisieren.
Kaum zurück, traf ich auch schon den Ehemann, welcher sich schon sehr auf meine Kochwerke freute. (warum weiss ich bis heut noch nicht)
Er fragte dann nur.. "wie lange brauchst du?? .. ich hab hunger!" (sein breites Grinsen war nicht zu übersehen)
nach dieser Frage, schloss ich einfach die Küchentür und machte mich ans Werk.
Nach und nach vernahm ich immer mehr Stimmen, in der Wohnung meiner Nachbarn.
Und es kam was kommen musste.
Sie hatten doch tatsächlich "zufällig" Besuch, der auch "rein zufällig" hunger hatte.
also musste ich wohl oder übel, die Menge verdoppeln, (wenn das mal reichen würde)
ok.. nach ca 20 minuten tauchten die ersten Gesichter im Türspalt auf und machten mir Komplimente, wie gut es denn schon riechen würde.
Ich sagte nur, "wenn der Geruch euch schon satt macht, dann kann ich ja aufhören"
Schwupps, war die Tür wieder zu.
Nach weiteren 20 minuten waren die heissbegehrten Stücke, wohlplaziert auf dem Weg zum Tisch, wo sich schon die Meute versammelt hat.
Teller wurden gefüllt und man stopfte meine handgearbeiteten Kunstwerke, in offenstehende Mäuler.
Nachdem meine Arbeit in einer Geschwindigkeit vertilgt wurde, bei der einem recht schwindlig werden könnte, fragte ich "darf ich denn jetzt wieder zu mir gehen?"
die antwort kam promt
"erst die küche dreckig machen und dann einfach abhauen" (frechheit)
aber gut das ich solch nette nachbarn habe, welche mir dann auch gleich vorschlugen. "ok. geh.. und wenn wir mal wieder nicht wissen, was wir zu essen machen sollen, klingeln wir einfach"
ist es nicht schön Menschen in der Nähe zu haben, die auch in der grössten Hungersnot an einen denken?
in diesem Sinne
Die Menschen sind "fremd" und haben teilweise nicht wirklich Interesse, "neue" kennen zu lernen, da es doch den Alltagstrott aus den Bahnen werfen könnte. (oh wie tragisch)
Doch da gibt es meine Nachbarn (du weisst schon. Tür auf... rausstolpern... nächstgelegene Klingel betätigen... Tür auf.. reinstolpern... das nennt man Nachbarschaftspflege)
Diese, welche direkt gegenüber wohnen, kenn ich schon seit Jahren.
Man steht im Kontakt über diverse Komunikationsmöglichkeiten. (telefon, messenger, email)
Und dann kam doch der Tag, an dem man in die Nähe zieht.
Aber ok..
Ich weiss nicht, was ich an mir hab, ebensowenig, was ich besonders mache, wenn ich Essen koche.
Da steht man nichts ahnend in der Küche, brutzelt sich was zurecht, da der eigene Körper ja nach Nährstoffen schreit und der Magen dieses mit einem dumpfen Geräusch untermalt.
Schon klingelt es an der Tür und Frau Nachbarin steht da..
"Michael.. ich weiss nicht was ich kochen soll.. hast du nen Vorschlag?" .. eine kurze Pause des grübelns...
"ja .. mach doch einfach Frikadellen" (welch fataler Fehler)
Ein grinsen stieg ihr ins Gesicht, quer über sämtliche Backen. Und ich wusste, was mir blüht.
So macht ich mich fertig und stiefelte zum Markt um die benötigten Zutaten zu organisieren.
Kaum zurück, traf ich auch schon den Ehemann, welcher sich schon sehr auf meine Kochwerke freute. (warum weiss ich bis heut noch nicht)
Er fragte dann nur.. "wie lange brauchst du?? .. ich hab hunger!" (sein breites Grinsen war nicht zu übersehen)
nach dieser Frage, schloss ich einfach die Küchentür und machte mich ans Werk.
Nach und nach vernahm ich immer mehr Stimmen, in der Wohnung meiner Nachbarn.
Und es kam was kommen musste.
Sie hatten doch tatsächlich "zufällig" Besuch, der auch "rein zufällig" hunger hatte.
also musste ich wohl oder übel, die Menge verdoppeln, (wenn das mal reichen würde)
ok.. nach ca 20 minuten tauchten die ersten Gesichter im Türspalt auf und machten mir Komplimente, wie gut es denn schon riechen würde.
Ich sagte nur, "wenn der Geruch euch schon satt macht, dann kann ich ja aufhören"
Schwupps, war die Tür wieder zu.
Nach weiteren 20 minuten waren die heissbegehrten Stücke, wohlplaziert auf dem Weg zum Tisch, wo sich schon die Meute versammelt hat.
Teller wurden gefüllt und man stopfte meine handgearbeiteten Kunstwerke, in offenstehende Mäuler.
Nachdem meine Arbeit in einer Geschwindigkeit vertilgt wurde, bei der einem recht schwindlig werden könnte, fragte ich "darf ich denn jetzt wieder zu mir gehen?"
die antwort kam promt
"erst die küche dreckig machen und dann einfach abhauen" (frechheit)
aber gut das ich solch nette nachbarn habe, welche mir dann auch gleich vorschlugen. "ok. geh.. und wenn wir mal wieder nicht wissen, was wir zu essen machen sollen, klingeln wir einfach"
ist es nicht schön Menschen in der Nähe zu haben, die auch in der grössten Hungersnot an einen denken?
in diesem Sinne
Abonnieren
Posts (Atom)
