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by JN53
Thu Jan 01, 2026 10:14 pm
Forum: Health insurance
Topic: sign up for KK before starting my new job?
Replies: 8
Views: 255

Re: sign up for KK before starting my new job?

Wouldn't your employer just help you with insurance when you arrive? You won't be a freelancer, right? I had TK. I don't remember, though, how it all worked, but I assume I did my Anmeldung first and then everything else, but it was kind of doing everything as soon as possible. I did everything in G...
by JN53
Thu Dec 04, 2025 3:43 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things to ponder
Replies: 20
Views: 8868

Re: Things to ponder

Can anyone else relate to this…..? Living in another country ... It's a daily internal translation exercise. The head works in two, sometimes three languages, ...even choosing a bread at the bakery seems like asking for a kind of energy that depletes quickly. The feeling of being always between two...
by JN53
Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:20 pm
Forum: Dresden
Topic: Whats up in the East.
Replies: 4
Views: 798

Re: Whats up in the East.

I was in Bad Schandau for a Kur once. At that time I was living in Berlin, so it was really nice to get away from the city.
by JN53
Tue Dec 03, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: German word of the day
Replies: 98
Views: 119841

Re: German word of the day

This was interesting: Klimawandel-Adaption und Katastrophenrisikominderung.
The speaker had everyone say this out loud to see if they were awake and after everyone said it, he said they deserved a handclapping for saying it.
by JN53
Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:17 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: john g. is in hospital - call him on Skype at john.gunn3 to alleviate his boredom!
Replies: 39
Views: 15146

Re: john g. is in hospital - call him on Skype at john.gunn3 to alleviate his boredom!

I also do hope that John will get well soon. If he is really bored, maybe I could call him, although I assume there are many others that know him better than I do. I have always enjoyed his stories/posts. Thanks John for all your stories and posts and sometimes info that I have found very useful!
by JN53
Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:13 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Why are you happy today?
Replies: 208
Views: 166283

Re: Why are you happy today?

I'm happy because someone set up this forum and I finally was able to make time to sign up. Thanks to those who set it up. I don't have grandkids like Beth and John G., but I was happy to receive pictures of one of my "nanny grandkids." The 3 oldest of the children I nannied have their own...