The Grass is Always Greener. And Possibly Made of Chocolate.
It always comes back to grocery shopping, doesn’t it? Yesterday I visited an American Aldi for the first time ever. Now, for a lot of reasons, it’s great to be […]
It always comes back to grocery shopping, doesn’t it? Yesterday I visited an American Aldi for the first time ever. Now, for a lot of reasons, it’s great to be […]
After moving around in the U.S. a bit over the past few months, I’ve realized that you don’t need to be in a foreign culture for the grocery store to […]
A lot of people have asked me about culture shock, most assuming that I went or am still going through it. My answer is a pretty resounding “no;” however, I’m […]
After being back in the U.S. for a couple of days, I needed to get my laptop looked at. The technician told me on the phone that it would cost […]
Over nearly two years of living in Germany, I grew accustomed to the idea that I was relatively “alone” until about 2 p.m. When we first got there and I had […]
If you’re German, and you want to give a going away present to your American friend, you may be dismayed to learn that bratwurst doesn’t pack well. So how about […]
Every language has its little “word crumbs” that pop up all of the time in conversation, and you’re not always going to find an explanation in a textbook. They are […]
For the uninitiated, take note: when Deutsche Bahn puts the train in reverse, your trip has probably officially started to fall apart. During the two years that we have been […]
When we moved to our second apartment in Bielefeld, our über-prepared landlord had, well, über-prepared by putting both of our last names on the doorbell. And then some. The doorbell […]
I guess this is supposed to be the time for self-reflection and whatnot, since I’m leaving Germany very, very soon. However, it’s instead turning into a time of “since when […]