MOVED AND JOBBED!

Greetings from your long lost daughter/sister/niece/granddaughter/friend (did I forget anything?)! As you may have heard, I now have a job as a goldsmith in Germany… and to boot, I live at the Baumgarts! You may be thinking, “Wow, Badness… that sounds like a dream come true!” and you would be correct. Just to be clear, I do plan on someday moving back to the land of our forefathers, it will just take a little while.

Think you couldn't fit much in a fiat cinco cento?

how bout them apples?

I work at a nice little goldsmith(ery?) in Bad Dürkheim called “Schmuck-Galerie am Römerplatz” which is the second goldsmith from my boss, who also has one in the next town over and has been there for about 16 or so years as opposed to this one’s 2. I will be working as a goldsmith and salesperson with my boss’s wife (…who is also my boss).

My earrings that I made during the trial week are already hanging in the window too as “wonderfully light earrings.” In case you’re wondering, they’re out of 750 gold (18K) with little tourmalines and green amber drops. Now I just have to sell them…

·      a little DÜW knowledge (that’s the license plate symbol for Bad Dürkheim. I don’t know where the “B” is, nor where the “W” comes from): They are known for being a sort of spa town for older folks, they have a freaking crazy sculpture at the Bahnhof,  and are well known for their Wurstfest. This may sound like a brats party, but it’s actually a winefest made originate from when some local monks would all go up on a mountain and fast for a while, and then come back down and eat/drink. Since they don’t seem to do that anymore, the fest has been turned into something appreciative of the vinyardy landscape (which you can’t help but notice on your strassenbahn/fiat ride there). In any case, it’s the only thing anyone actually seems to know about the town and I am to look forward to it.

This statue seem a little crazy to you from here? Trying looking at it up close. An entire post may later be dedicated to soley to it later on. 

Incidentally, things I’ve been listening to on my work-way are: all the Kristen Chenoweth and Kurt Broadway songs from Glee (when I would drive the car. They are apparently my range), The Warblers, Glee on shuffle (mainly Christmas songs for some reason), and the book “Life of Pi” which I recommend to any and everybody.