I'm here!!

Well, I arrived safely in Munich Monday morning (the 7th) and have been having a blast so far! There are 461 employees at the Edelweiss - some are German contractors but most are Americans. About 180 employees live in the housing provided (called The Abrams). There are a lot of employees from the west (Montana, Colorado, Texas). So far I have only met one girl from VA - Fairfax.

There are eleven new employees in my orientation class. Over the past three days of orientation we've filled out a lot of paper work, taken a tour of the Resort, met the General Manager, received our ID cards, and shopped on base at the commissary and PX.

My roommate is amazing!!! Her name is Terri - she is from Montana, she's been here for about 6 months and she is a snowboard instructor. (Picture - my roommate and I my first night in Germany at Peaches, a local Italian restaurant - it was 3 euro pizza night and three were a lot of Edelweiss employees there for me to meet)

It's really cold here - especially compared to Newport News! There is snow and ice on the ground. Last night I bundled up in long underwear, jeans, thick socks, a long-sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, winter jacket, gloves, and a hat and was still a little chilly walking to/from dinner. There's a lot of black ice on the roads as well and we have to do a lot of walking to get anywhere (usually minimum of 15-20 minutes).

There's a lot more to do here than I was expecting. The city of Garmisch is adorable. It's about a 15 minute walk from the staff housing building to the heart of the city. There are a ton of restaurants and small shops. I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to explore but I am planning on finding my way around town this weekend.

I start my first day of work tomorrow - I will be working in the IT department providing support to all of the Resort's employees and guests. I will keep you updated on how the job goes.

Below are some pictures of my apartment , our balcony, and the view from our room!! Amazing, huh?!

Mine and Terri's Room

Our room again - my bed is the one on the right

Our balcony - I couldn't figure out how to flip the picture on here...

View from our balcony!!

View from the commisary