Airing Out Your House "Luftung"

Congratulations! You have your new home to live in. It is so exciting and hectic at the same time. People will be telling you all sorts of things you need to know, and half of it you will forget. One thing you can't forget is that you live in a humid climate. Another thing you may have noticed is that German houses are made very well. What is different is that here in Germany you won't have central air conditioning, you won't have air conditioning at all for that matter. Heat you ask? Well heat will either be from heated floors or radiators.  Not quite what you are used to but it is easy to adjust to.

Potty Talk - All About German Bathrooms/Toilets At Home & On The Road

Let's get right down to the most important thing you need to know about Germany and their Bathrooms away from home... they cost money. This concept was very odd for me and I honestly was a bit intimidated by it.  So, here I am to try and make this really easy on you.  Continue reading to find out more...

The Kitchen Sink - Seriously it is about the sink

I thought I would share some of the things I had to figure out once I moved into my house.  One thing is the kitchen sink, at least in most of the German houses leased by the Army are small.  The typical one is a divided sink without disposal. I haven't heard of anyone having a disposal in Germany. Don't worry I will talk about that as well. I will use a lot of pictures to convey what I am talking about.

Typical Sink

About Housing at Grafenwoehr

Housing Service Office, Tower Barracks

Bldg 244

DSN: 475-7091

Civ: 09641-83-7091

Int: +49-9641-83-7091

Hours:

Mon - Thu 0800-1130 and 1300-1530
Fri 0800-1130 and 1300-1430

The housing office is easy to find. It is in the same building, 244, where your service member (SM) signed into when you arrived via the S-bus.  It is on the first floor to the left. There will be signs.

During their first day of in-processing they will get a brief from housing and fill out information for housing.  If you already emailed your housing application in advance then they will have you in the system already.  Once your SM has filled out the information you are free to meet with the housing representatives. I found them to be very helpful and kind.