My weekly ramble
Köln-Ehrenfeld This used to be our neighborhood. We moved to this “Veedel” (which means a city district in the local dialect) of Cologne in 2001, that was the first apartment my husband and I lived together. In November 2005 we...
Köln-Ehrenfeld This used to be our neighborhood. We moved to this “Veedel” (which means a city district in the local dialect) of Cologne in 2001, that was the first apartment my husband and I lived together. In November 2005 we...
Sometimes I wish the day would have more hours. I’m sure you know what I’m talking about. There are so many things that we must do, should do, could do and want to do, but often there doesn’t seem to be...
Berlin – I love you I went to Berlin end of July with three girlfriends. These were probably the best four days of my entire stay in Germany. And not only because I could do two of my favorite things in...
I could take hundreds of pictures of this bridge. The red gate to this beloved city. The golden portal to the state I’m so blessed to live in. It’s beautiful even when it’s foggy. And I love how the edge...
Glass Beach, Fort Bragg The second last stop on our road trip in June was this famous beach in Northern California. According to Wikipedia, Glass Beach is part of the Mac Kerricher State Park, but apparently it is also part...
After visiting your home country… you might feel it: The re-entry blues. I wrote about this phenomenon back in March and now I’m dealing with it again. Every. Single. Time. I come back from Germany, it seems to get me....
Fern Canyon, Humboldt County My family and I visited this magical place in June while doing a road trip through Northern California and Oregon. We camped in Patricks Point State Park, about 25 miles south of the canyon and I rode...
Back to school! After a long summer that wasn’t only relaxing, it is finally here: The first day of school! It should be an official holiday for parents but unfortunately the first days are not everywhere the same. They differ between states, counties and...
Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake I can’t believe that the summer is almost over. Nine weeks full of fun adventures have flown by way too fast. I’ve been busy visiting family and friends and have been too lazy with the...
Plan ahead. Book your flights well in advance. Different people have different strategies though. I personally prefer to book my flights at least three months in advance since we have to travel in the busy summertime. But it is definitely...
Courage isn’t having
the strength to go on –
it is to go on when
you don’t have the strength.
— Napoléon Bonaparte
I’m Kathrin, a German who’s been living the last 12 years in the crazy world of the Silicon Valley. Even though I love our life in California, I’m still missing Köln (Cologne) and the German lifestyle. On this blog I share some of my stories and ruminate about what home really means. I’m a mother of two girls and the wife of an iSlave, a teacher, a social introvert and very passionate about the things I do.
I’m glad you’re here! Schön, dass du hier bist!
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