http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga Team Germany Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:34:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is a village between school and home that I ride my bike through in the morning and afternoon every day. The village is not only a shortcut to work, but also a source of beer, bike parts, bad smells and scarring experiences. So on to the scarring experiences. Friday after ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=389 I am absolutely flat out with the new job and it seems like I haven’t had a moment to myself in ages. Anyway I was sorting photos of my class and thought I might take 45 seconds to post about how awesome my school is. We have a freakin’ hedge ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=388 I watched an annoying brat of about 5 years old at the pool today. He was spraying water from his super-soaker all over the place and ignoring his Ayi who was telling him to stop it. He managed to wet some people that were dining at the tables nearby and ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=387 There was a security guard standing a few meters from this sign which is about 10 minutes walk in the real world from our place. http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=386 you use the internet. http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=385 On our third day here in Beijing we decided to take a taxi to one of the local western style malls. Unfortunately our taxi driver was confused and took us to another one that was further away and in no way western. We had a walk around it and my ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=383 I hope to post a video tour of our new house soon, but for the moment here are my initial thoughts on our new house in Beijing: - more storage than I ever thought possible! A kitchen with more than 2 drawers! A basement lined with cupboards. 2 huge wardrobes in ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=382 We made it despite M’s best efforts to get us lynched on the plane; travelling with a toddler aint pretty. The house is bloody huge, except in vertical basement height where I have to stoop to avoid head trauma. We are very tired and a bit too stunned from the ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=381 Our year in Germany managed to stretch to four years and now it is finished. If things go smoothly we will be in Beijing in 21 hours time. Hopefully we pass through the quarantine net with no problems and will be in contact not long after we are in our ... http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=380 http://www.elasticpeople.net/saaga/?p=379