Back when we were planning our trip over here, I tried to find an English to German dictionary for the Nook. I had little luck. There are very few free dictionaries to begin with that you can download. There are sites like Leo that you can use if you have an internet connection, but if […]
Finally. We’ve been relying on the local grocery store for food. We’ve been relying on Ikea for bedding and kitchen stuff. We’ve had no idea where to get anything else, like duct tape, or tools, or croutons. Today, that all changed. I did some extensive looking and found a store called Interspar (English translation… good […]
We went to the gym today. It was nice and it put me in a good mood. Since my schedule isn’t very hectic, I can see us spending a lot of time there. I have a goal of being able to do a pull-up. If I do get strong enough to do a one, […]
Mary Jo has her teaching, but my job search has not been going well. It’s either “We love you, but you don’t know German!” or “We love you!” and then I never hear from them again. It’s been a bit of a bummer. Anyway, part of the way I’m keeping busy with with a podcast. […]
Here I am showing you a Children’s Surprise Egg.
I’m sure you’ve noticed the issues we’ve been having with the blog the last 2 days. I’ve got a post up on my blog explaining the situation, for those of you that are interested.
Well, the day finally came. This morning I went over and got my hair cut. This was a rather trepidacious event for me. I’m always just a little nervous about haircuts. I never fully recovered from an “incident” when I was younger. Mom nearly sliced my ear off. Needless to say, she’s on the haircut […]
Today (Wednesday) was a busy day. I went to three classes today that I’m likely to be quite involved in going forward. The first one is a small course for elementary school teachers. I wrote about it before. The focus is on not only improving the students’ English, but also on giving them ideas for […]
Today we had a little walking tour of Linz. It was arranged by the Austro-American Society, which is an Austrian/American club thingy. All the teaching assistants are being invited to join free. I paid 10 Euro to join. It’s actually a pretty neat thing with weekly discussions and intermittent events, like city tours and Halloween […]
So far, it’s been a good day. First we went to a barber shop that’s about a block away. They don’t take walk-ins, so I set up an appointment for Will on Thursday at 9:00. I’ll be able to go with him to describe how he would like his hair to be cut and answer […]