Gute Nachrichten
Hallo Zusammen! Hello everyone! It's been a busy month, and the final steps of our immigration are falling into place. I have been granted an Exception Visa which allows me to stay here for the next three years, and Clarke has been offered a job as a substitute teacher at a private school in the neighborhood (only a 10-minute walk from our apartment). This buys us both the time we need to cement our residency here in Germany, as our current visas were about to expire in the beginning of June. Good news ( Gute Nachrichten ) indeed! Over this past month, Spring has exploded here and the trees are now covered in lush green leaves and there are flowers everywhere. Rhododendrons are very popular here in Hamburg, with their huge clusters of red, pink, and white flowers. Sadly, they aren't very fragrant. We love walking down to the City Park, about 500 meters (546 yards) from our apartment. You can walk for hours along multiple trails and enjoy all the trees, flowers, and critters. I...