On 14.2.2024 my organ arrived, a month later, on 13.3.2024 my visa until next year February arrived. Yesterday, I was busying talking to my dearest family and friends about this, finally I can plan oversea trips. The next thing to do is to earn enough to support all these wonderful trips. Summer Europe trip with …
At Easter 2022, I left my previous occupation as a church musician and started new life as a self-employed musician. Shortly before the Easter, I still have many vacation days available, so I travelled to Freiburg, Dresden, Postdam and Berlin for spinett shopping plus visiting my favourite concerts (Schubert’s Winterreise, Bach’s family). I remembered it …
The first week in January, I was planning to get my own organ. Second week in January, more jobs coming in. Third week in January, I went to Augsburg for organ shopping and ordered one. Yesterday, a friend helped me remove some of my old furniture. The day after tomorrow, a new shelf is arriving. …
I spent the first week of 2024 with corona at home. I have had plenty of time to pray, video call with friends and family, reflect on the 2023. I was reluctant to make plan for 2024, because my plan for 2023 has failed thoroughly. Then one friend called, I help her a little bit …
This year, every area that I felt confidence and I failed everywhere. Like the visa, unbelievable, the foreign office still asking me to provide new evidence, soon it will be 6 months since I submitted my application. I thought my financial situation is better than last year would be helpful for prolong my working visa, …
I built a Gingerbread Village under a starry sky. The stars sing if you listen carefully to them and the pine trees tell stories when you come near to them. Some life updates. My residential permit is still on hold. Every few weeks I received letters to provide this and that. To look at the …
“There are a few times in life when you leap up and the past that you’d been standing on falls away behind you, and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself. … … In spite of …
It’s very challenging to do life with a residential permit that needs to be renewed every year. Despite all the challenges I’m going through, there are people trying to make my rainy day beautiful. It means so much more when I received an umbrella on a rainy day. All in all, I’m grateful. Do I …
My Lenten season this year began in Amsterdam. It was also my first time visiting Amsterdam. I heavily relied on the google map to find my way to every location. When I was not sure if I was heading into the right direction, I would stop walking and check with the map. To me, Lent …
Dismissal 1. the situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job 2. a decision that something or someone is not important and not worth consideringhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dismissal “… and I was dismissed. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.” Miss MintonThe Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson Seemingly defeated situation is the beginning of the …