©️Doing Good Together Yesterday night I helped with a Service Fair at my daughter’s Elementary School. My neighbor Ashley started working together with the organization Doing Good Together, a non-profit that works to make volunteering and service, along with daily kindness, easy...
My weekly ramble #1 Part I: Museum of Art and San Pedro Square on Palm Sunday I just made a new German friend who is a docent at the San Jose Museum of Art. Yesterday she invited a bunch of...
Saint Patrick’s Day Ok, it is a big Irish holiday, I get it, but it still makes me wonder why my 8year old learns tons about this Saint Patrick from the tiny island of Ireland but she doesn’t learn anything about...
Little free libraries While walking or running through our neighborhood, I started noticing these little cute boxes or cabinets or whatever you want to call them about half a year ago. Most of them are standing in front of private...
Today I want to honor some of the wonderful and strong women in my life. B. who often comes up with new business ideas and evolves herself constantly. She always has an ear for my troubles and stays in touch with me even...
clouds and blossoms I just wanted to share something beautiful on this plain, busy and rather cloudy Thursday. Since I’ve been back in California we had the most glorious weather for February. Temperatures up to 80 ℉ (almost 27 ℃) are pretty rare...
Re-entry blues is expat reality. Coming back to California after visiting Germany is always a challenge for me. No matter how long I was gone, it takes me at least a few weeks to re-adjust. The time in Germany is always...
I need to write about my adventures quicker, so they do not overtake me. Three weeks ago Karneval in Cologne (Köln) started. It’s one of the biggest events of the year in this city. It’s what I came to Germany for....
It was a very special walk on the Sunday a couple weeks ago. A day trip through the streets of the capitol of Sweden: Stockholm. I was on my way to Germany to see my parents and to celebrate...
Walking is good for you I wouldn’t say that hiking is one of my passions, but I always enjoy a good long walk, preferably with friends, in a beautiful place of which we have lots here in California. I find...