Posts tagged 'Insight'
7 February 2010Two years ago in early February I arrived in Tasmania. I had been planning to stay for a couple of weeks and now I am starting into my third year, so far with no plans for leaving. A lot has happend during the last year, exciting things, disappointing things, adventures and travels. Here’s a short …
13 August 2009Honestly, I was looking forward to do my tax declaration this year. Mostly because I can look forward to a nice tax return, but also because tax declarations are not very difficult in Australia – at least compared to Germany.
One chapter of the tax declaration covers Medicare contributions, the public health care system in Australia. …
8 July 2009When I read through some news websites today I was surprised to find a heated discussion about the Uluru, or Ayers Rock. The reason is a draft management plan which was released for the Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park. In this management plan it is suggested to ban climbing Uluru, and this is what causes …
2 July 2009There’s not much activity here at the moment. It’s winter in Tasmania and I don’t feel like doing a lot of outdoor activities while it’s cold out there. I’m a summer guy and at the moment I’m simply focusing on working and see how things develop.
Since I joined Ionata in February I’m having a lot …
2 March 2009One of the very few things I really miss in Tasmania is the live music scene I always enjoyed in Germany. Whenever a band goes on tour they play some concerts in Germany, that’s almost guaranteed. And even if they skip Germany then you can easily drive to Austria, Switzerland, or spend the weekend in …
24 February 2009…and not in Germany for example.
29 November 2008What makes it interesting to live in a foreign country are the differences to your home country. Like if you go to a supermarket you can discover a lot of food that you’ve never seen before, or maybe you just never noticed it because the packaging looked less appealing in the supermarkets of your home …
27 October 2008In the last few weeks I was involved in a discussion (1, 2) about the educational system in Germany. A German friend of mine was blogging about the outcome of a recent research study which showed that the introduction of university fees in Germany a couple of years ago (until then fees were not permitted …
