Registration

Today I went and registered at the local Citizen Registration Office (Einwohneramt) which took about an hour. Didn't help though that I didn't have my original Birth Certificate, and they were getting confused with my birthplace.

I also asked about doing a German course, but that will have to wait til Wednesday because the person I need to speak with she's not in til then.

On Sunday I went with Mum's cousin to their little patch of land in the forest. It's really nice with a couple of dams with fish in them, some sheep and a hut. I went to feed the big fish (I think they are trout) in the top dam, and as I was throwing the food in the water, all the sheep came running up to me. I thought they were going to push me into the water, but they were just hoping I'd have some food for them. After feeding fish, we both spent the morning planting some flowers and potatoes in the vegie patch. In the sunshine that was quite warm work, and so we had a lovely well deserved lunch which was delicious. This was followed by a 3 hour long afternoon siesta.

That night, I didn't feel the greatest with a bit of a headache and dizziness, which I'd actually had since arriving. I think it's slowly getting better though. Anyway, I decided to make some vegetable soup for dinner which was really nice. I ate it while watching Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone) which was easy to follow for me.

Tomorrow I will be going again to the forest to help my Mum's cousin again - it's a public holiday (Labour Day) anyway so nothing is open.