I've set up the internet connection today, and though I did not run it through extensive testing, the speedtest check I ran was promising. I've also started doing the healthcare coverage bureaucracy, which is as mind numbing and inexplicable as you might imagine. I do not understand the healthcare system here.
My visit today to the apartment has also shown that I'd better get some lamps or it will be life in the dark for me. I'm also at a loss as to how to use the thermostat to regulate the rooms' temperature, but I hope to figure that one soon. I've also had the first visit to the local grocer store and it seems fine.
Tomorrow I'll go and apply for the social security number and I also need to do the tenant's insurance.
The hours I've logged in today on the public transport were OK, but I admit that without the apps to navigate with I'd be completely lost within seconds. I suppose familiarity with places will come in time (it had better; my sense of navigation is not likely to improve).
Wow, you called the service provider and got connection within _one_ _day_???? That's unheard of (at least by me)!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is about the US but all the houses I've seen there seem to be designed as if ceiling lights are carcinogenic. But, thank goodness, once again, Ikea to the rescue. You can get standing lights dirt cheap there.
About the healthcare: mind-numbing as it may seem to be, there are few more important, and more impacting decisions you'll need to make there, so _do_ _not_ brush it aside! Consult with someone who knows (Say, if you had, like, a brother in law who was a doctor or something, that would be a good choice. Just a for-instance). Seriously, do not underestimate this.