Unspoken expectations are the death of relationships. I have encountered more than my share of unexpressed expectations and subsequent disappointment in my time abroad; one might argue exclusively during my time abroad. Language barrier or cultural differences?
ID Theft is such a common occurrence that little to nothing is being done about it. Credit card companies are known to write off the purchases as ‘bad debt’, and we consumers then pick up the tab.
The heat is on… it’s on the street… inside your head… but it does not seem to be working in your apartment.
Just some random photographs from the last couple weeks in and around Erfurt, Germany.
What’s the point of rules if no one follows them? And Germany has lots of rules.
Some additional, interesting differences to the US process: security deposit, key exchange ceremony, and settling in.
