The next week was not very eventful. We both flew out to Detroit and Madison again and worked on our current projects. We feel quite comfortable already around the new colleagues and it is great to see that our company culture is consistent even across oceans. Unfortunately, Thursday travel was a pain again – there […]
Not quite as envisioned but still a great (long) Memorial Day weekend
The weekend of May 25th was a long one – it’s Memorial Day on the 27th so we got an extra day off, yei! It is not too difficult to guess what our plan for the long weekend was – get on the bikes and ride somewhere upstate New York to enjoy some nature. In […]
A normal work week garnished with picking up our motorcycles
Work week #3: Another week in Detroit for Alex, a week in Madison, Wisconsin for Franzi, which is also known as “America’s Dairyland”. Wisconsin can show off with a lot of nature and a cozy capital. Franzi had some time to enjoy the nature and city of Madison after work. There are two lakes surrounding […]
On the trail of street art & live music
The sun was shining when we woke up on Saturday and it was a beautiful hot day with blue skies. After breakfast we took our bicycles and cycled over Williamsburg bridge to Bushwick, which in one of the Brooklyn boroughs. Before doing that we quickly stopped at Domino Park at the East River to enjoy […]
NYC – Orange County – Chicago – NYC
The next week was a whole lot of travelling for Franzi. Alex flew out to Detroit Monday morning, while Franzi kicked-off the day in the office until flying out to Orange County, California later that day. Here Franzi spent spent Tuesday and Wednesday at the client site. Getting used to these travel schedules will take […]
Stand-up comedy and club hopping
We kicked-off the weekend with a dinner at Frank’s between 5th and 6th street on 2nd avenue. The restaurant feels like eating at a smaller family owned true Italian place. The pasta was easily one of the best pastas we ever had, and the weather even allowed us to sit outside. With a full stomach, […]
Getting back into consulting routine
On Monday we dove right into our second work week. Alex and I were both staffed on projects right away. I flew out to St. Louis, Missouri and Alex boarded a plane to Detroit. Other than getting settled into the project, Franzi’s team planned a great team event – we went to SkyZone, a trampoline […]
Buying motorcycles
Saturday was a special day – we both bought motorcycles!!!!!! After visiting a couple of dealers, we decided to go for Triumph. So, we made our way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn and got all the paperwork done. Franzi decided on a Triumph Street Twin and Alex on a Triumph Scrambler XE 1200. The purchasing process took […]
Officially starting to work in NYC
Now our first official work week has arrived – we really enjoyed our time off, getting settled in and exploring the city, but we were also looking forward to some routine (to the extent the consultant jobs gives you routine, which is not a lot in a good way!) and new challenges. We spent our […]
Learning about NYC
Sunday started off as a Sunday should – with a relaxed long breakfast at home and Facetime sessions with our families to catch up. We decided to go to the Museum of the City of New York on the Upper East Side for the day to learn a bit more about the history of the […]