First post

So many different things have happened so far that I wanted to start a place where I can record my experiences as I go. It is becoming difficult to keep all my friends updated with what is happening in my(our) life, so reading this blog will provide them with my latest goings on.

The bureaucratic paperwork is really slow here. They have rules and then they have rules. I am currently in a legal limbo here, meaning that I am not considered a foreigner nor a resident yet. Makes it hard to open a bank account or buy a car. :-) This will get sorted out within a month, so I just need to have patience and focus on other things (like watching Battlestar Galactica). Though I have not been able to watch Galactica much as I have been fighting with the Internet connection. It is really fast, when it WORKS!!! I am on the phone with the phone company (at least the phone works) every day about this. It looks like a tricky problem as they are able to fix it temporarily, but not for long.

Zageb is really pretty. Our apartment is downtown so I can walk to anywhere important in 10 minutes, and for farther places I can take a tram. The apartment is super modern, was renovated less than a year ago and furnished nicely. I am glad I paid a little bit more for the apartment to get something nice. People here are shocked to hear how much I pay in rent, but you get what you pay.

I have not had a chance to run off to the coast and enjoy the sea as my priority has been to first get all required papers. I am asking everyone I meet what are good destinations, as I figure that locals would know. They have been recommending to me that I go to an island (Vis, Mljet, Hvar). Drive to Europe is also not far so once we have a car we can cruise through Austria, Italy, Germany and other countries.

That's a good summary of what's been happening so far, more to follow!