Behind this picture there are many walks to authorities, waiting times, long drives or fees…
The list is getting harder and harder to read with all the crossed out points. With any other appointment done the head is a little more relieved. Relieved for thinking about the reasons why the points had to be done in the first place…
We can get philosophical another time. Now here are some tangible words on gear and gadgets:
In terms of baggage I stay true to myself, a Deuter fan. As carry-on I chose a Deuter Gigant, which serves as ‘laptop bag’ as well. The main bag is the Deuter Helion 80 (trolley-backpack-duffel-hybrid). But on that more in the future, when it arrives…
Because I want to be there for you abroad and don’t want to misuse my mobile for emails, Skype, Blogger and all that I got myself a laptop. It is an Ultrabook of superior quality… Should be good for some years, right?
In order not to suffer from uncomfortabilty when traveling, the clever one orders himself a traveling pillow. My one is fluffy of course AND it has some velcro to fixate in a way on your neck, that your head doesn’t always fall down sleeping. And now don’t tell me to be afraid of the long flight… ;D
With the credit cards I made use of a highly advertised tipp. That means: A VISA card for free withdrawals and a MasterCard for free payments abroad. 🙂
Since lately I am now insured, declared unemloyed and x-rayed as well. I spent a nice afternoon in Bremen and for the last point, the x-ray, I visited a radiologist there. But I didn’t get the greater part of the health check not on that day as it has to be carried out by another doctor. Because I don’t want to go through the streets of Bremen Downtown, I decided to let the check to be done overseas. I need it only when going for the Working Holiday Visa, anyway.
Documents like the passport and international drivers licence aren’t complicated to acquire. At least it you inform yourself what to bring beforehand…
Maybe this post can be useful to other Au Pairs/ Work-and-Travelers in preparation (even if it isn’t necessarily complete).
