Move Weekend (and misc)

The Altstadt (old state) of Frankfurt It’s move weekend! Yes, I realize it’s only Thursday, but today is another bank holiday where the country shuts down for a day. Friday is called a bridge day–it means most people take that day off too. Friday is when the movers come and Saturday is when I have […]

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Taxes

Today was another day of “I have no clue what’s going on”…”I don’t understand”…”can you explain”. Maybe everyone was a little slower today because of last night’s game. I thought I knew about all the taxes I had to pay here (including the still puzzling Catholic tax), but today proved I was wrong. I received […]

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A manual for Germany

So I was wrong. A few posts back I said that no one hands you a book and says, “here’s all you need to know about Germany.” Well, someone actually gave me a Manual for Germany this week. In English. Mind blown. I did the JP Morgan Corporate Run this week. It’s the biggest run […]

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