German Sports - Handball Edition

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Since Meghan and I both have siblings that are involved in sports, we felt this recent experience is one that they all would have enjoyed.  On Saturday we found ourselves without any concrete plans, but we had recently seen an advertisement for the Rhine Neckar Löwen (Rhein Neckar Lions) handball team.  Neither of us had ever seen this exciting game so we decided to get some more details.  The internet told us that there was a game at 16:15 at the SAP Arena.  So, off we went.

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Settling In

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We've found the grocery store, where to buy household items, I've signed up for a discount card with a local group of stores, and I've even managed to mail a couple of things.  I'm beginning to understand more spoken German, so I don't look like as much of an idiot when people in shops ask me a question, or wish me a "Schon Tag!" (responding is a different story though).  The cat has arrived in Germany ....

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House Hunters International - Submerged Oaks Edition

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On Monday, we met with our local relocation expert to look at possible apartments in Mannheim.  We had a couple of requirements: a minimum size (approximately 70 square meters), close to the train station or tram stop, already had a fully fitted kitchen, three rooms (not necessarily bedrooms - more on this in a minute), and allowed cats.  BASF gives us a stipend to work with and we can either rent a fully furnished apartment, or an unfurnished

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Mannheim

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Last week, we had our "Look and See" trip to Mannheim, Germany.  The purpose of this trip was to find an apartment for when we move over there in a few (short) weeks, and to decide if living in Germany was something we would like (in short, I'm pretty certain we will).  While technically, this was "vacation time" for me, it was a lot of work.  For the first couple of days, we explored Mannheim and a little bit of the surrounding area.

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