Three Word Thursday
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....
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....
I’d like to share some things I photographed during my visit in Germany. Strange, unimportant items that you start noticing when you haven’t been in a place for a long time. Here is some stuff you won’t probably find in...
It’s been way too long since my last post. Life just got in the way and the end of the (school) year madness was insane. But summer officially started and on Tuesday me and my two girls landed in Germany for...
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...
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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...
This was not my first time on a school bus, and I actually noticed this box earlier, but today it gave me the creeps again. I mean, hey, sure you can or even should you have this box on a...
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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