Update for February
I apologize for the long absence from this bit of literary work but as of recently there really has not been much to write about. I have started work at Bosch GmbH, which if you are familiar with it is a electronics manufacture for autos, home appliances, power tools and pretty much anything with an electric motor in it. I work in the purchasing department in the Automotive Electronics division in Pfullingen, Germany which is a very small town near my place of residence in Reutlingen, Germany. While the work can be interesting at times, I find that for the most part it is not very rewarding. The main problem I have identified is that it is too worried about details and no worries about the aggregate. Everything is about the price on this bolt and this screw, moving sheets around to get the numbers right, at times it can be down right boring. I feel that I am being led to a field that requires me to talk to people, and be more involved in the big picture ideas of either a company or government. This being said the experience I am gaining here is invaluable and will be used much in the future. It is just hard sometimes to not be a little frustrated with the job and the language barrier as well. So that is the story of work, and this weekend I am going on my first trip in a long while and will be going to a friends birthday party in Berlin, which is one of my favorite cities. I miss you all and hope that spring is in the air.
