Hey Kristyna, how are you?

The last week was busy, because I have moved into my new flat (finally!). What does it have in common with the German language? Surprisingly, quite a lot - I hardly ever used an English word during the last week. And what for a week it was! Freitag Umzug nach der neue Wohnung Friday was the day, when I planned to move into the new flat. But arranging a meeting with the landlord was difficult, even though I managed to catch him on the phone.  Making a formal phone call in German  P He just told me that he will let me know.  Thursday evening came, and I still didn’t get any message from the landlord, let alone the contract. I have to say at this point that my new flatmate is a psychologist. My favorite message from her is “Kein Stress. Alles wird gut.” So I moved into the flat on Friday morning, without having any contract and just hoping that this time it really will be “alles gut”. When I came, there were just a few pieces of furniture in the roo...

I have moved to Dortmund just a week ago. The last days were quite busy:  I have managed to solve a big portion of the bureaucracy, I have met with my new supervisor for the first time - he is really nice -, and I have moved to a flat with great people. If this is what you want to hear, then stop reading right here :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everything written above is true, but there is a catch in it. For almost two months, I believed that I had arranged a fully furnished room in a WG ( Wohngemeinschaft -  shared flat ) in Dortmund, and that all what have to be done after arriving in Dortmund is to unpack my luggage and buy some food. So I planned to come in Dortmund on Saturday, only two days before the start of my PhD. But because of some bureaucracy, I had to visit Dortmund on the Wednesday before. And that's when it all have started. I tried to reac...

Führungszeugnis is a german word for a criminal record certificate, also called certificate of conduct (výpis z rejstříku trestů). I wanted to get maximum from my one-moth-long internship at the Max-Planck Institute in Bonn. So I tried to prepare everything for moving to Dormund in advance during the summer holidays. But just two hours before leaving home, I got an email from a secretary that she needs a copy of my Bachelor degree (it was an answer to my email sent 3 weeks before that). So I spent the last two hours in Prachatice by running around the town and trying to find someone who would be able to make a certified copy of my diploma with an embossed seal. I was quite surprised to be successful and to catch my bus to Prague. After this episode, I was convinced that I have all the required documents. Four days later, already in Bon, I got another email from another secretary. She wanted a copy of my Bachelor and Master degree, too, but except for that, she also wanted a transla...