#11.theeveryday

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Videos and more videos

09/01/2019

At the beginning of last week, I did my first short and small road trip since I live in the USA. The very first road trip was a ¾ year ago Los Angeles - San Diego.

There are two videos about the road trip on Youtube (only in German). The first part can already be seen and the second part is visible on Wednesday morning (German time).  

I uploaded another video to my "private" Youtube channel. But it is only a small driving video from San Diego and shows downtown from different sides.

It is supposed to convey what I have learned to see and love every day. In the next time comes more of it.

This year is at 2.9 Labor day. This is celebrated all over the USA, takes place every year on the first Monday in September and is the same as May 1st in Germany = Labor Day.

There will certainly be many events, some museums lure to this day with free entry or heavily discounted tickets (at least here). Many Americans also use the day with their families. Soon I will tell you what experience I have gained. The next big event after Halloween is Thanksgiving on 28.11 = a kind of harvest thanksgiving.  I am looking forward to finally getting to know these celebrations. Now I start to plan the first visit to Germany, but it will be very small, I will not visit all the people, but only a very small selection.

Something else about the job offer. I pass on the contact data of the prospective customers because I am quasi only the mediator.

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Answers to your questions

08/24/2019

Currently, there is nothing new to report. I drive the day or night over for Lyft and enjoy the area. Every day I look forward to coming along the Pacific or into the "mountains". Downtown at night is also nice to look at. There are many great corners here where you don't know what you should have. From September 3rd I will be working in the German Preschool for 3 months. If I can still drive for Lyft, I'll have to find out. But I think that it will be very difficult, from the financial point of view, to make a profit.

I published a new video on my Youtube channel, with answers to your questions.

In the past, I have been asked questions here on the blog or on Youtube, among various videos. I go into these in detail. It's difficult to ask for answers to anonymous questions in the blog, so I prefer to go into it on Youtube or here in the blog in the future. I am happy to encourage emigrants, to support them and to be able to help with my experiences. I wish you a lot of fun and success with the adventure in your new home. (Video is only in German)

It is important to note that everything I write or say is based on experiences. It can be different for everyone. Everyone has a different starting position, perception and idea of everyone. It is, therefore, possible that some things do not coincide with one's own experiences.

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Emigrating is and remains an adventure

08/13/2019

In the last few weeks, a lot has happened that you could see in the videos 32 and 33 on my YouTube channel, and so I seldom found time to add anything to the blog. Emigrating is and remains an adventure, which I like very much. Straight lines are too boring for me, and I am happy to learn from mistakes.  But at the moment everything is going well again.

Three more weeks until the preschool starts.

I had only thought about coming to Germany, but I quickly got that out of my head, because I actually intended to do this in September. But as compensation, I will make a small road trip of 3 days. I have the car and the money for the trip too. For the trip I will make a video with the "Best off" of the trip. But before I go on a trip, I will be busy and work. There will also be a "Question-Answer" video on my YouTube channel where I will answer all the questions I've been asked in the blog or on YouTube. I thank you for your support and ask. (Video only in German)

I also feel a bit torn. On one page I would like to please as many people as possible, whereby it is my life and I don't have to please anyone with what I do and do. This also includes the topic of going to another state in order to be better off financially. But to be honest, I like it here and I don't do it because of the money. I don't care about that at all, but make sure that I can finance myself and that the fun remains with all that it does so far.

I also love to be independent, like now. I work, have no direct superior and can work when, where and how I want. I love to take a break somewhere and sometime as I want. In an office job I wouldn't have the freedom anymore. The concept doesn't work out quite as well with preschool, but I only have to work 5 hours a day, that's fine again and afterward, I'm free again if you understand what I mean.

Nevertheless, I will still look at other states, but not for financial reasons, but rather out of curiosity. I like the countryside which I could get to know here, through which driving.

Still, something to the Blog. Tumblr was sold to WordPress, what will happen in the future, I don't know yet. However, it may be that I have to move my blog. Since the blog and YouTube is and remains a "non-profit" project, I don't want to invest any money for it.

I will inform you here or on YouTube if I have to move my blog.

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Heights and depths

07/14/2019

it runs now to some extent with driving, there is already again the next problem.

By the check scam of last month, where I now with $200 in the minus with my current account, the credit institute closed me the bank account. That is now already good 2 weeks in such a way. Lyft tried to deposit my first earnings into my bank account, which didn't work. So it is not possible to balance the account in order to continue working with it. I had to react quickly and opened a new bank account with Chase at the beginning of this week. I immediately informed Lyft of the new bank details and received the earnings for the first two weeks. The problem now is that I now have to wait for the bank papers and the card that I can work with the account. This means that I can transfer money and withdraw it. I have already brought my credit card to the limit to be able to refuel. Normally you shouldn't do that if you only have one month. This doesn't have a good effect on the credit score, which you should build up here to rent apartments or buy cars, houses or other things later. The weather is still very fresh on the coast, but very good in the interior. I am currently looking for new accommodation with more privacy and fewer problems. What's new is that I'm applying for other jobs in IT and education ("back to the road" so to speak). The next two weeks I will tell you more about this in a new video.

Until then, I will continue to enjoy my time in California and try to go to the sea and watch the waves as often as I can. With all the frustration, annoyance or worry it's a place where you can let your soul dangle.