My final day at the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology was on Friday, December 19, 2008. In typical German fashion, I prepared some cookies and brought in other refreshments for my co-workers. Yes, in Germany, people follow the BYOP rule (bring your own party). I had heard of this tradition from past Fellows so I knew what to do. On Friday, the entire office came by and my advisor presented me with a gift after a kind speech about me. I was flattered. Then we nibbled on Dunkin Donuts, my homemade chocolate chip cookies, fruits, and juices while chatting. The rest of the day was spent saying goodbye to co-workers, writing thank you notes, and packing up my office.
Making chocolate chip cookies the night before. (Un)fun fact: baking soda is very difficult, if not impossible, to find in Germany. So I substituted it with baking powder. Lets just say the cookies were not fluffy.
My Referat all in my office: Here I asked everyone to pose for a quick photo.
My last outgoing mail: I decided that I'd use the intra-Ministry mail service to deliver all the thank you cards to my co-workers. Here is the stack. The Ministry has a mail person who comes 4x per day and picks up and drops off mail into your office. Great service!
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