June 2010.  We had been living in Berlin since the beginning of April.  I had recently come back from a trip to Asia (Japan/Hong Kong) for Chika’s friend’s wedding and startup project.  Luckily missed the whole ash cloud debacle.

Getting the hang of the new city and new language was challenging.  Our relocation officer had gotten into a car accident on the way to meet for the ultrasound appointment, so we were faced with sorting things out on our own.  Filling out the forms in the doctors office was an exercise in patience and Google Translate on the mobile.  But all went well and the results were all in the right places.