Work, work, work.

These last few weeks have been busy with appointments, mostly relating to two different job opportunities to work here as a physical therapist.

 The first one is at a really nice neurological rehabilitation clinic that was just remodeled this year. Most of the patients are inpatient and the clinic is situated in a hotel on the lake... super beautiful setting. They were wanting German and English speaking physiotherapists to join their staff to work with patients and to work on research projects alongside the University in Zurich. They were going to let me work 60%, even though they really wanted 100%, and seemed like a great group of people to work with, and I would have been able to speak some English. The major problem is that it is 45 min + depending on traffic away, now if only I had a boat it would be about 25 to 30 minutes as it is exactly on the other side of the lake. Literally from a town not too far away you can see the Hotel/clinic! 

The other opportunity I sought after a bit. I had met with the head physical therapist at the Hospital in Stans when we first arrived. Then, he was actually my physical therapist after my arm surgery. So, after driving home from the interview in Vitznau (where the neurological clinic was) and realizing how far it was I decided to contact the Stans hospital. Sure enough, they needed a physiotherapist for 3 months due to an operation and a 3 month vacation (that doesn't happen in America). They said that I would be guaranteed 40% up to 60%.  Also, I would just be working with the outpatient patients. 

It was a hard decision, but I am content with the fact that I chose to work in Stans, even though there is the risk that I would have work again after 3 months. The fact that I will be forced to use/learn German and that it is 3 minutes away on my bike, and that the group of therapists there seem really nice helped me make my decision. Things were left very open ended with the clinic in Vitznau, so maybe I will end up working there in April... then it is warm enough I could really boat to work :)

With finding a job comes the task of finding daycare. The demand here isn't like in the States! There are only two day-cares and then a handful of Tagesmutter (nanny) to choose. It is expensive either route you decide, but we have a daycare (Kinderkrippe) really close to us that we got to view tonight. It seems like a great fit, especially since we can sign just a 3 month contract and then extend it if needed. 

So with the reality sinking in that we are flying to America with a toddler in a few weeks and that I am going to be working in GERMAN (scary) when we return has my anxiety levels a little higher than normal.....