Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

To all my family, friends, followers and visitors….near and far,

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful time surrounded by your loved ones. May also the new year bring you joy, laughter and happiness.

Let the new year be another great one or an even greater one.

Love to you all.

Yours Kathrin

A Day at the "Neues Museum"

Living in the capital city means there are plenty of choices when it comes to leisure time and how to fill it. This Sunday I decided to check out the Neues Museum. It's almost winter over here which limits the possibilities considering the cold weather.



The Neues Museum on Berlin’s Museum Island is part of the world heritage. It houses the archaeological collections of the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, the Museum of Pre- and Early History, as well as works from the Collection of Classical Antiquities.

Looking at all the treasures from different cultures which are hundreds if not thousands of years old is impressive and hard to comprehend. What was actually possible back then and how well preserved those exhibited items are, unreal.



There is just so much to see and explore that a day alone is just not enough and I will definitely come back for more....maybe next time it will be the "Altes Museum".

Landing a job at brands4friends

Well, it took me about 4 weeks from starting to look for a job till landing a job. I might say I'm impressed with myself considering the comments and feedback I've heard from people and how hard it is to get a job. Worst of all was the pressure I put on myself but that just me! I proved you all wrong.

Congratulations to myself on the new job after such a long time of absence.

Where exactly will I start working? I will start working on the 8th of October 2015 at brands4friends in the great capital city of Germany in Berlin. Its not Engineering or the Oil & Gas industry anymore, over here it's eCommerce. And yes, I'm back in Finance.

Did I mention that I only worked so far in this profession in Australia and I studied Finance only in English!?! So that might explain why I'm so nervous starting working in a German Finance Team in Germany not knowing all finance vocabulary even tough I try to be prepared - dear Lord, please let me not embarrass myself.

The good thing is however, the company I'm going to work for is an entity of eBay therefore there will be lots of opportunities to speak English as it was a requirement to get the job - no worries.

So here we go, the pressure is off, I can breath again....first comes the job, next will be an apartment and before I know it I will be shopping for brand new furniture etc. Lets just say, settling back into Germany is WIP - work in progress.

Berlin ist eine Reise wert.....auf geht's

Im Hotel, gut gestärkt zum Frühstück plante ich mir Berlin anzuschauen...heute mal zu Fuß. Gut gelaunt und super Wetter hatte ich auch dabei...los konnte es gehen.

Noch nie hab ich in Berlin Tourist gespielt, das muß sich ändern also habe ich meinen ganzen Tag gewidmet um Sehenswürdigkeiten zu bewundern, die ich ja eigendlich schon kenne und immer wieder gesehen habe, dran vorbei gefahren bin etc.

Also Neu war nichts gewesen aber heute bin ich halt zu Fuss unterewgs gewesen und eine Spreefahrt habe ich auch mit gemacht. Kannst glauben, mit wenig Orientierungssinn kommst auch ans Ziel auf Umwegen und mit viel Gelächter und Kopfschütteln. Zwischendurch gabs Kaffee (durchschnittlich gut/schlecht - zu heiß - zu stark - zu bitter - zu viel Milch etc. - diese Deutschen wissen nichts von guten Kaffee - STIMMT!!! - LOL)

Auf jeden Fall hatte ich einen von mehreren wunderschönen Tagen in Berlin herrlichstes Wetter und super Essen....super Verwöhnprogramm nur für mich! Danke

Hello from the other side...

As many of you already know, I made the decision to go back home, back to Germany where I left nearly 12 years ago to follow my heart.

What an amazing journey, great country and interesting people I've met from all different places and backgrounds, religions and race. I've learnt so much about myself and others, I broadened my horizon and I'm grateful for everything - thank you for the opportunity, the fun, the tears, the friends I've made and for all the support.

For now, I'm turning my back to Australia...and welcome a new chapter in my life, I'm looking forward to what Germany has to offer what it's like living and working in Berlin...as I've heard so many great things about it.

So....it's time to start writing again (in English) this Blog after a break while I was finding myself and getting settled into my new environment and new home. 

Welcome back....back in Germany