Berlin-GO!

Well ok this is the second post this evening but - as I discussed with my boss this afternoon on another topic - I dont like information hiding activities so: What I am actually really worried about is a topic I read in some Forum. People in Prenzlauer Berg are getting really tired about all the Swabian inhabitants there. Kind of funny because I always thought we Swabians are nice people and not only our food is loved all around the world (yes I did say world - not germany). But as you can read here the population of our species is getting larger in number in Prenzlauer Berg and so the “natives” get a little worried. Maybe I will speak english all the time so nobody can hear my still existing accent…

And there are even articels on that topic in “Die Welt“, “Die Zeit” and some strange posters… what the heck?

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It is really difficult to do many things at the same time - oh boy! - multi-tasking is absolutely needed for what I am doing at the moment! So I think the time has come to do a little scheduling in order to stay focused regarding the important parts of the journey ahead.

I think it is obvious that there is still much time until the first of february and the keys for my flat. So no need to get crazy about an appartement - but wait - I AM ALREADY My new RSS-Feeds proove that: I now get the newest flat-offers from Immobilienscout24.de in the areas of Prenzlauer Berg and Berlin Mitte. Great & Crazy! I have also contacted some People who put in offers but nobody did answer yet…

Also it is time to think about putting together a to-do list of important stuff. Such as getting my own insurance, checking out which bank is the best in berlin (is there a statistic that states which bank has the most subsidaries in berlin or something like that?), getting rid of all the old things like my car (i dont need it in berlin - in case someone needs a black Renault Twingo) or my ADAC membership…much to do. But I guess these are the most important things to put together in the next weeks, the flat-wonder will happen at some point…

I found an interesting site on the whole moving-topic. I have to check it out more thoroughly though, maybe I will have new clues then on how to proceed. At the moment it is all still a big blurry-thingy.

Oh yes and by the way, my work contract just arrived today. So I am officially hired, voilà!

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Now that the excitement about the new job has settled it is time to start thinking reasonably again. The most interesting question at that early point is where i am going to live in Berlin. Truth be told, I haven’t got the faintest idea how to proceed in regard to finding a flat to rent. So yesterday I just startet a google search what’s on the real-estate market out there and frankly, you cannot search for a flat without setting some basic restrictions and limits.

Currently I am trying to answer the basic questions, maybe I can brainstorm here along the way:

• How to live in Berlin? flat-sharing, living by myself… I am not really sure about that. In the beginning it would be great to flat-share in order to meet people and so on but I dont know whether it is easy to find uncomplicated people for sharing my adventure. Best case would be to find someone who wants to move there / moved there recently
• When do I want to move? This one is easy, I definitly want to rent the flat at the beginning of February so I can put my stuff in there without haste
• What type of accomodation (of course for rent)? Maissonette, Loft / Studio, Penthouse, ground-floor, high-tier flat… I think thats not important at the moment, just a nice renovated place to stay would be sufficient and no ground-floor flat
• What specific requirements do I have? There has to be a ready-to-cook built-in kitchen installed. The place has to be renovated - I dont want to paint walls or inlay floors this isn’t within my time-budget. There is no need for a balcony or any furniture for that matter. Secure doors
• Where to live? Well it should be either near Potsdammer Platz or near a subway station. I think Charlottenburg, Tiergarten, Mitte, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg would be suited for me and the whole situation but as I said I dont know Berlin
• Where to look for flats? online (I found some websites regarding flat-share flat-offers and some estate agents), newspaper
• How many rooms and square meters do I need? Good question, next question…
• How much rent do I want to pay? Well as little as possible but as much as necessary

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Many questions and very few answers at this moment… I definitly have to think about all the above mentioned points again in order to limit the search sucessfully.

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Ok everyone, this is the first post in my new blog. For additional infos on the background of this site and myself, please check out the pages I set up for that purpose. So I just want to sum up what happend so far regarding the job, moving plans and stuff.

At the end of October I applied for my first real job in Berlin! So I travelled there, answered all the questions, did a short presentation and caught a flight home after a lovely weekend with a friend in Berlin. Ingo Feldmann

Two days ago I received the thumbs-up from Berlin: They want me for the job and I absolutely want to work there and get to know the big city. I was very happy - and still am - about the good news. So this is why I set up this blog and want to document the next steps in the process of moving from Stuttgart to Berlin with all its ups and hopefully few downs.

So enjoy the ride, check back here I will keep you posted Ingo Feldmann

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