Being an Expat
Stories of the ups and downs of expat life. Life as an expat isn’t always easy, but it is rewarding.
5 Movies to Get Your Motivation Going
I like to watch movies. I enjoy how they can get me to think about aspects of life. I am also a visual person, so this medium speaks to me. Even when I read books (which I love as well), I see cinematic style scenes in my head. So movies are often where I turn [...]
Weekends are for laundry
One of my goals of moving to Germany over 5 years ago was to be able to travel. To be in the center of Europe and be able to make daytrips in Germany and spend weekends in Italy and beyond. Yeah, well. Being a traveler is one thing, being a part of working society, even [...]
German Beer Vocabulary
Germany is the land of beer. It is perhaps best well known for its beer and for festivals celebrating said beer. It doesn’t help you enjoy it though if you can’t order or don’t know what you are ordering. So here is some German beer vocabulary with translations and explanations. Yes, you could just order [...]
Choosing a Language School
Language schools are one of the best ways to get a taste of a new culture and country. Learning a language brings so much more than just the words. They can often help with low cost accommodation and visas if you need. Language schools are one of my favorite ways to travel. There are tons [...]
Making Pancakes From A Bottle
I really love pancakes. Everyone has a food that reminds them of good times and pancakes are that for me. (Oh and pecan pie, but this post is about pancakes, not pie.) In the US, there are places like IHOP and Waffle House that line the highways. Anytime I got a hankering for pancakes at [...]
My favorite 5 Restaurants in Freiburg
This month in the Blogger Stammtisch, the topic is ‘Favorite 5 Restaurants in your Town’. So obviously that means for me, my favorite places to eat in Freiburg. I have written about places to eat in Freiburg before. That was directed toward people visiting Freiburg and looking for typical local places, that visitor experience. Since [...]
Making my Peace with Ikea
Over the past few years, I built a life in Germany from the stuff I brought in a pair of backpacks on a boat to having a comfortable (but thankfully not full) home. I try to avoid materialism as I can, but I like to have things to sit and sleep on. In this time [...]
Guten Appetit
Culture always has a tons of different layers. Some things are very obvious and some things are far more subtle. Take for example the German cultural habit of wishing anyone else who is eating “Guten Appetit”. It literally means “Good Appetite”, but comes across more as a wish for a nice meal. Even after 5 [...]
Phototour – Thira (Santorini)
