Searching for housing, landing us in Amberg, Germany

October/ November 2015-

Jeremy was in-processing and starting his daily routine with the unit, while I was forever looking for a place to call home. So far from home, we wanted a place as unique as the country we are now calling home.

We did get a letter of authorization for off- post housing, yay! This is exactly what we both wanted, to be immersed in the German culture daily. Making our experience the most memorable and true to the German culture. We looked near post in the town of Vilseck but did not find something that we both loved. Some very unique places we found ourselves in but either way to small, not enough storage, or parking issues. One place in Vilseck was literally right next door to the Burg Dagestein. Despite the size I wanted to live there, how often can you claim your neighbors to a castle! Built in 1190, so historic!

Anyways, we looked further than Vilseck and finally found our dream place. We both new it the minute we walked into the place. It had the unique feel that we were looking for, with the exposed wood beams above our heads and hard wood floors as we walked in. The open floor plane was not common in German housing but since this place is an attic it was different. Despite the word attic, it had very high ceilings and many windows, plus a loft. We loved it, we could picture ourselves here!

We moved in 15 November 15 and also had our household goods delivered that same day. We had not seen our belongings since the movers packed them up in July... Christmas came early this year! We quickly put our lives together. Making our first home together as a married couple. Just us!