Happiness.

Hello everybody!

A lot has happened and I'm excited to finally write it all down.

We are keeping the house! YAY! Since we would actually lose money if we sell now, we decided to keep the house and rent it out when/if we leave. My dad got a better job, so there is some kind of stability.

And my parents will save even more money since....

I moved away from home!

On the 4th of March 2014 at 0515 and arrived in the big city Munich at 0930! What a trip!
Very impressed with the ICE trains, comfortable and great for napping. Haven't experienced any delays either.

All in all it was a great trip.

So why did I move to Munich?

Well, my awesome uncle gave me the opportunity to start an internship at the BMW IT-Center for the BMW partner company CGF.
It's all about software engineering and coding, so a great start to learn more IT stuff, which I love.
I'm really grateful for this chance and the best thing is my salary is pretty decent so I will have cleared most of my debt when my six month internship ends.
Although I could get an extension too. We'll see what happens down the road.



 Below are some impressions of my first week in Munich.

 

The HQ of BMW. It's about 100m tall!

Picked up my ID card at the BMW Headquarters. Such an impressive building!

My BMW ID card!

This is where I work. The BMW IT-Center.

This is my workplace. Everyday I walk here from my apartment. It's a 15 minute walk, which is awesome.

So I left my car at home, since you really don't need one in the city. It's great to just use the subway to wherever!

Walking through the inner city.

Downtown is really great. Has this old German flair, but still looks modern. Thousands of shops, restaurants and coffee shops.



Beautiful city hall.

Very unique buildings like this one are all over the place too. This is the most impressive one I've seen yet, it extends back quite a bit and functions as the city hall. 

So, yeah, awesome city so far! Haven't had a chance to check out any clubs or bars yet.

Just went to this great Sushi place.

SO MUCH SUSHI!

I accidentally ordered way too much. They have this little ticket where you write down how many pieces you want. So it said "1€ = 3 pieces", so I thought "Okay, I'll write down a 3, for 3 pieces.".
Nope.
I got 3 times 3 pieces, so 9 of each Maki I selected. DUH! I still finished it all and it was delicious! I then waddled off to the subway to go home.

I'm staying in my uncles apartment, so I don't have to pay any rent, which is AMAZING! I already fixed his coffee machine and his fridge, so I'm trying my best to take care of the apartment for him and showing him how much I appreciate his generosity and hospitality. He's the CEO of the CGF Asia division, so he's in Thailand right now. 

After my internship here in Munich I might have a chance to go help out in Thailand too.

EXCITING TIMES!

I'm also still planning on moving to the great, big USA. My dad said he would definitely go with me. We would have to get the Greencard renewal process rolling for my mom so she can come with us. But that's all in the future. 

Right now I'm enjoying this new chapter in life. 

KJG