Three word Thursday
Let it go Last week we had friends over for BBQ with their three girls. So we had a total of five girls between 5 and 11 years old. We had a moment that afternoon where we looked at each...
Let it go Last week we had friends over for BBQ with their three girls. So we had a total of five girls between 5 and 11 years old. We had a moment that afternoon where we looked at each...
Are you member in a facebook group? Probably. If not, you’re not missing anything. People love fb groups for different reasons. I’m member in a cycling, a camping, a group from my old home town, a group of Germans in...
typisch deutsche Dinge Wie schon mal erwähnt, vermisse ich mein Heimatland doch recht regelmäßig. Deutsche Gepflogenheiten, die deutsche Ehrlichkeit, deutsche Gemütlichkeit und sogar das deutsche Wetter. Die Dürre hier ist unerträglich und ich lechze tatsächlich nach einem ordentlichen Regenguss, am...
Labor Day camping It’s coming up. Like tomorrow. One of the biggest holidays weekends in the country. The official end of the summer for the Americans. Probably every single campsite in California is booked. Everyone who’ve missed booking a site in February or better...
Working less is the basis for a better standard of life Source: We Should Always Have Three-Day Weekends “By working most of the time, we also lose time with family and friends. And more than this we lose the ability to...
Back to school! After 10 weeks of summer, 10 weeks of being busy having fun, today it’s back to the routine. My girls were super excited about a new school, new teachers, new friends. And I’m celebrating peace and quiet....
May is National Bike Month. In the Bay Area cycling has been growing constantly over the last years. When we moved here in 2009 it was just the “new Golf”. Only middle-aged men with money seemed to ride around with their super expensive...
Californians are particularly happy, friendly and helpful. They smile a lot and it’s not odd at all to get smiled at by a complete stranger. When I’m running on the trail it actually happens all the time. And I try...
In the last six month a new toy has become “the thing to have”.It’s out of wood and called “Kendama”. It is a traditional japanese toy consisting of a ken (sword) and tama (ball) connected by a string. It’s been very popular for a few...
Today we went to Campbell downtown to have brunch with some friends. But we didn’t know that the “17th Bunnies and Bonnets Parade” was scheduled for 12 pm, so first we had a hard time parking, because E Campbell Avenue was...
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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