Is it time to repatriate?
We’ve been thinking about moving back to Germany for a long time now. I probably started thinking about it after being a couple years in California. But ever since there were always enough reasons for us not to move back...
Three Word Thursday
Early birthday celebrations This is gonna be a short post. I’m exhausted from the last couple days and I need to take a break from all the news and social media. I felt paralyzed all day yesterday and spend too...
How much patriotism is appropriate?
Germans and Americans are different, just as Chinese and Argentinians or Indians and Mozambicans. As a German expat living in the US I’m always interested in cultural differences between our two nations. I already wrote about it in my post “pineapple vs....
My weekly ramble
Museum Insel Hombroich This was another beautiful day of my summer 2016 in Germany. I went there with my younger daughter and my sister. We had a wonderful time walking the grounds of the Museum Insel Hombroich even though it was...
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...
Berlin – My weekly ramble #14
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...
Three Word Thursday
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...
Visiting home: 12 things to keep in mind
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...
loads of lists
Every time you go on facebook lately you will find at least one post that features a list about something you don’t really need to know, most of the times not even particularly interesting, but you gonna read it anyway....
German oddities
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...
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