Germany
12
Nov
2007
Posted by Shawn
I recently returned from a vacation on the Spanish island, Mallorca. Photos of my trip can be seen here in my newest image gallery.
Mallorca has beautiful landscapes, beaches and architecture, however the island is teaming with German tourists. There are also some parts of the island with a high number of British tourists stumbling about. To that end, I'll share with you a reliable way to distinguish the German tourists from the British: When a tourist accidentally bumps into you, and he says "Excuse me.", then he is British. If he, however, says nothing and continues on his merry way, then he is German :)
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1
Jul
2007
Posted by Shawn
Three years ago this month I moved from Boston, USA to Bonn, Germany. The move required substantial preparation and was stressful in many ways. Prior to the move, language was the least of my concerns, although I had begun classes at the Goethe Institute in Boston. The challenge at the time was deciding on an international moving company.
The German Consulate at Copley Place provided me with a list of credible firms to choose from. They also, however, disclosed the Consulate’s preferred moving company for its own employees. That company is Deutsche Möbelspedition (DMS) and it is the company I ultimately chose. They weren’t cheap. I spent €5.250 which at the time equaled well over $6,000. So what did I receive for this amount of money? DMS international moving services includes basically 3 things:
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