Saturday evening we invited to Barbecue. Another family from our house (they are both German but she is of Jordanian descent) and a couple from Cologne (he is German and she is Spanish). When I was on my way to the Turkish butcher who sold me some pork-free sausages (lamb and turkey) – because the Jordanian woman is Muslim and doesn’t eat porc – Tanja received a phone call from Brussels. Daniel and Anne-Sophie (he is Italian and she is French) had the weekend off and decided to visit us. So we ended up eating a mixture of Turkish and German sausage, German and Spanish salad and talking German, English and Spanish. Cool. I like such challenges to my linguistic skills. My English is okay, Spanish I understand somewhat but don’t speak. I should practice more…

Monday was my first day of work. I think I will enjoy the work at ABB’s testing facilities. My tasks will include preparing tests (connecting the DUT, adjust and connect the capacitor bank, inductor bank and resistors), minor maintenance tasks, henchman to the skilled workers and, during testing, hacking in the measurements into the PC. This seems to be very much the kind of job I will appreciate. Diverting and challenging. Moreover, the colleagus seem to be pretty nice as well.

Friday and Saturday I will attend a seminar on intercultural communication I’m looking forward to. And the weather is marvellous, so I feel quite well right now.