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The Madman’s Return

So, this is it… I am back in Austria for good (or for the time being, at least). After driving to Vienna on Sunday with pretty much all of my belongings in the car, I returned to Konstanz on the same day (taking the night train) to arrange the admistriative odds and ends (such as [...]

Coming Home

After almost a year in Konstanz, the time has come to move on… or back, actually. For a variety of reasons (none related to my current job, which I truly enjoyed!) I have resigned from my position at the University of Konstanz, effective August 1, and will move back to Austria by the end of the [...]

Successful Living in Konstanz

Last week I relocated here in Konstanz, and instead of the small room (without daylight) in the shared apartment, I am noch residing in two rooms, totalling 44 sq meters! And that in the beautiful “musician’s quarter”, in the upper floor of a single family house… The kitchen and bathrooms are shared with two very [...]

So long, and thanks for all the fish…

The time has come to - at least temporarily - say farewell… in a few hours I will set sails towards Konstanz, Germany to meet new challenges at my new position at the University of Konstanz. Of course I do not intend to really abandon my home, and I will try to visit my [...]

It is done.

Incredible but true! With the enormous help of two bikeboard members (nikolei and bigair - with these guys you could easily start up a succesful truckage company!) I’ve really managed to haul almost my entire life into the new apartment… only few things remained due to lack of additional packing cases.. The entire process - including [...]