That’s What I Did.

Nicole, an American Friend traveling, came to Hamburg. She arrived on the eve of our weekend in Scandinavia!

Fresh off an interesting interview (the most interesting I’ve had), I am bobbing in indecision. My plan to live in Europe flickers like an old attic light. I am being asked “What is your plan?” and it’s more clear than ever that I am fresh out of plans. I suppose I have a plan if I can surround it with air quotes but I don’t like it so I refuse to deem it as such.

The Reasons: 

I came to Europe to find work teaching English because:

I was told it was easy as a native speaker

My friend was coming here

I had a blast in this city when I was last here

I know a cute boy here

The Outcomes:

I came here

Getting work here would involve

spending more money than I want to by:

Paying for a work permission

Hiring an insurance broker and paying for monthly insurance

Paying for German classes

Paying…. RENT

I haven’t seen the cute boy.

The New Plan: 

Eat Nutella

Eat cheese

Drink Beer

Sleep

Go to Denmark for the weekend with your American friend

En Route to Copenhagen:

So we took a 5-hour bus ride which included an hour ferry ride (yes, the big old bus drove onto the ferry!)

We stayed in The Copenhagen Downtown Hostel

The Danes, like the Germans, speak English