Some things have happened in the last few days. First, I got to know my Hamburg-doghouse for the next months. ;-) It is a room in a studenthostel, 10 sqm, kitchen and bathroom on the corridor - more than 300 Euros! At least, it is clean and my flat mates seem to be okay. Compared to Stockholm, Hamburg seems very big to me. There are 1.7 million people living in the city, so Hamburg is the biggest city I've ever lived in. I've taken my bike with me so that I still can go by bike to work - one way might take about 20 minutes. I am looking forward to see Hamburg from its sunny side as it has always been cold and foggy when I was there. In a week, I will be there again and tell you more about my Hanseatic experiences.
On Friday, I had an expensive evening but thanks to Jens and his mum I didn't have to pay. We went to Mongo's, a wok restaurant in Düsseldorf's media harbour. Afterwards, we had some exorbitant expensive cocktails and finally saw The pursuit of happiness on the screen. The film was sad and beautiful at the same time. It reminded me in a way of "generation internship", as we in Germany call my generation, although Chris' situation is of course extraordinary. The son was portrayed excellently. He was so funny and brought some sunshine into the film.
Today is my youngest brother's 18th birthday. He's lucky that he is already allowed to drive alone, and he seems to be quite proud. Funny that he is already an adult now. I am going to fill 25 in March - what a huge and symbolic number. :( And I'll have to pay my own health insurance then. Such a mess... But now I'm going to enjoy some delicious cake.