Flooded

What a rainy summer we've had so far and it's not getting better any time soon, in fact it gets worse.

Coming home from work thinking of putting my legs up enjoying the rest of the day with my Dad and Tobi who also had a busy day at our house which we are renovating, I was wrong.

Anyway, arriving at home by taking more turns than usual because of streets are actually under water, the full extent of the flooded cellar is showing up and we are trying to save what we can. Well, not much could be saved as it was raining all day. Sadly, gone is the set of suitcases which I had for more than 15 years. According to the news more than 240 Liters of rainfall per square meter landed in just a couple of hours here in Oranienburg, which is a city close to Berlin. 

To make the best out of this situation, we decided to get some takeaway from the Turkish Kebab around the corner and we walked through the rain.....even singing in the rain. To be honest, it wasn't cold....just wet but it didn't bother us...we had fun. To finish this post, around midnight the fire brigade rang the bell to check if we still have water in the cellar which needs to be pumped out, that's how busy they were and they continued all night till morning to get the water out of people's houses.

A Visitor

What a nice change someone visiting us on the weekend. Actually, it's not just someone but my friend Nancy. As I have probably mentioned before, Nancy is my friend who I grew up with since kindergarden times.

Well, to get out of Ferdinandshof and take a weekend vaccation, Oranienburg is good enough, considering we are living next to the lake, near the forest and of cause Berlin is just 20 Minutes away from my door step.

Anyway, we stayed close to home enjoyed some walks, like back in the old days. Passing the castle and crossing the river "Havel" via bridge. To finish the night off we had a drink or two. Thanks for visiting.

Becoming ebay Summit

My journey with ebay (brands4friends) continues. So I have been invited to the "Becoming ebay Summit" after signing a full time contract for 1 year which I hope will be extended. This summit is for all newbies of eBay, eBay classifieds and other entities of ebay from Germany, Europe, Israel and Australia.

This summit is scheduled twice a year and runs for 3-4 days. About a hundred people and more are invited to attend this event. The days are filled with lots of team and individual exercises, speakers, a fancy dinner and more in order to get to know each other. This is to really understand what ebay stands for and what it means becoming a part of the ebay family.

These couple of days are so worth it attending as it actually shows you where you can go and what you can become when you put your heart into the role which you were hired for. All in all a fantastic event where you meet interesting people from all over the globe.

Thank you for allowing me to be part of ebay.