First Day

Today was my first day of work and Keith's first day of German lessons.

My first day went well, I think. On Thursday when I went in to meet with my boss I was given this form that I had to get various people (IT, accounting, travel, etc.) to sign, which is how I spent most of my day. That and filling out the accompanying paperwork that asked for my qualifications and such. I also the department director today and he was very friendly. He thought it was crazy that I brought my animals with me. Got my ID picture taken. Forgot my lunch. Went through two computers because the first one was having a heat management problem. Lots of typical first day stuff, but now that it's completed I can do real work tomorrow.

Keith's first day of German went well. The class has 12 people in it and they're all about his age and mostly from Europe, although there's a girl there from Boston. There's a hostel associated with the school, so I think the classes are meant for a younger crowd. The classes are almost entirely in German (lots of people from many different countries, so it's kind of from necessity). Keith says he's learned a lot already.

On my way home, I stopped at a pet store and got some stuff for the animals. It was the logical thing to do, but I felt a bit strange on the s-bahn with a bag of kitty litter...

We were both exhausted when we got home tonight. I guess we're not used to learning and a full day's work any more, but I'm hoping that the re-acclimation period is short.

I saw a guy at the train station today who was wearing a white linen sport coat, khaki pants, and no shoes. Public transit is the last place I would want to be barefoot.