Went to the health center to get my medical stuff for my residency permit. There were a lot of people there, but it seemed to go smoothly. I don’t have any idea what was being said most of the time, but they guy who was guiding us pointed us in the right direction. Got blood checked, basic physical and an X-Ray. Learned that I can see, I have a blood pressure (not too high), I am 184cm tall, and weigh 128Kg.

When I got back to work, I had an appointment with a tax guy. He is hired by the university to do our taxes for us. Things are a little more complicated with the foreign tax credit, so it is nice to have a little bit of help with it. Didn’t know that the US is one of the few countries that taxes their citizens even when they are working in a foreign country. I gave him my numbers today, and will find out tomorrow how much I am going to have to anti up. I am starting to feel jealous of my European co-workers who aren’t paying any income tax what so ever. Don’t think that I am ready to give up my citizenship yet (but we’ll see how the election goes).

I am hoping for good health and low taxes, but if I can’t have both, I’ll pay some taxes.