First Day

Yesterday was my first real day on the job at the Institute, though I was there relatively little. I had to go to an office about half an hour (by foot) away to register my presence with the authorities. When I arrived and showed them the form I had filled out, they said that I had to go to a different office. So I went back to the Institute, only to discover that I did in fact have to register at that office too, but with a different form that required a signature from the people at the Humboldt Guest House, where I am living temporarily.

Now I am about to go off to speak at a conference in Frankfurt. Since internet connections might be problematic, this blog may not resume until Sunday.