I arrived in Frankfurt am Main, Germany on Tuesday May 8, 2007. It's been 23 days since I've been here, 8 days and it'll be a month.
Oneday, if I feel like it, I might write about how I came to leave a life I had in Houston, TX and come to Germany. I've beeen trying to, or attempting to write about it however, I would always get side tracked or ..... or. There is always an 'or' isn't there?
I have still to obtain a Residence Permit. Tomorrow I will go. I will wake up early and hopefully arrive when the office opens up at 7:30am. *Oh gawd!* Once I get a residence permit, (if they issue me one) I will proceed to obtain a 'work permit'. It would be nice to be sponsored by a company, I only applied to 2 legit companies, legit being, "legitimately possible for me to work only speaking English". Yes, I still have to learn German. At this stage I am wonderring if I will EVER get to speak German. The language is different from the Spanish I had to learn while in Texas.
I miss home. Once in awhile. Every now and then I will have flashbacks of the things and the people I have left behind and silently I sigh. I do not regret the move. I am very happy to be here. Actually, I am starting my life over. Hmmm.. can one really start a life? I mean, I'm already living .... and a move, even if it is across the Atlantic Ocean doesn't necessarily warrant one to 'start a new life' - perhaps a new ... a new ... perspective?
Whatever the case, my previous entry was about 're-creating a life' and that is what I intend to do here. Not necessarily make it better, but make it more beautiful - by being more aware of every moment that I exist.
I started this practice years ago ... but had in the recent past, felt I had strayed away for some reason. Probably it was the night shift.
Here in Frankfurt my rhythm is now in accordance with the sun and moon. Meaning, I sleep while the moon shines its' light and I awake with the sun. This is good. This is very, very good. I also walk. I walk everywhere. Everywhere I walk. It costs 2 Euro one way and right now, with limited or next to none funds, 2 Euro is one bag of potatoes!
The nice thing is, I have recently found out that I really, really love potatoes and have been wondering why I have not eaten more of these tasteful and filling spuds in the past?!
There is no television where I am staying. This is also very good. Instead, I listen to music. I either listen to music, cook, walk to buy groceries, or just walk and sight-see. The days are not borinng without television. How can the days be boring when there is so much to see outside. For this I am lucky.
For now, this is all I will say about my days in Frankfurt. I will of course write more ... there is a lot to tell.
