A job for Angelika?

Angelika One of my main concerns is that I'm not going to be allowed to work. Americans are very, very strict with work permits and I only do have a visa to come with Michael. (Michael calls it a coattail visa). In case I got a job offer there, the employer would have to show proof that I wouldn't take the job from any American, which means I'd have to hire a lawyer to obtain a work permit. It is questionable if any organisation would the spend time and resources necessary, as the social area isn't exactly known for swimming in money. That's why I decided to do some voluntary internships, which is legal, of course.

Sure enough, it's hard for me to quit my job, above all, having been in a supervisor position in that institution. Saying goodbye is even harder because I'm quite attached to the kids I teach. Well, you can't have it all. Ultimately, I don't think I'm going to waste away as a housewife, that's not the way I am.

Certainly, Michael and I will use the time to experience a lot of the landscape, since California has a lot to offer. I'm absolutely looking forward to the ocean that will be literally in our backyard over there.

By the way, Michael already flew to San Francisco on Nov 9th, because he's been working over there since Nov 11th. I'm going to join on Dec 30th, after having spent Christmas in Oldenburg with my parents. It's a strange feeling, to stay without Michael, but it's only for another two weeks and we'll see each other.

We're going to spend New Year's Eve with our friends Sylvia and Richard. Richard and Sylvia are living in San Jose, an hour drive away from San Francisco. But we're going to spend New Year's Eve together in San Francisco. We've booked a candle light dinner on a boat and will be cruising in the Bay of San Francisco. Sounds great, huh?

Thanks to Boris Kleinbach, kleinbach@ymail.com for translating the original German text to English.