Going grocery shopping in Germany has always been a stressful event for me. On my first visit to Kaufland, a few days after moving to Germany, I unintentionally made a cashier very angry because I didn’t weigh my bananas before checking out. Even after living in Germany for 13 months, it seemed like I always managed to do […]
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Missing Germany: 50 Things I Miss the Most.
During my year in Germany I often pined for things from the USA. Now the reverse is true; I’ve been home for three months and I’m missing Germany fiercely. To make matters worse, I have no timeline for when I might get to return – just a long list of reasons why I’d like to. […]
Summarizing Life in Germany in 30 Tweets.
You can squeeze a surprising amount of information into 140 characters. I’ve used twitter for several years, but my use of it changed once I made an account for my blog. It became a quick, easy platform for sharing my life in Germany with other bloggers, expats, and curious travelers. I looked back over everything […]
Differences Between Germany and the USA.
Our impending departure (#3daystoUSA) is making me think about all the ways my life is about to change. In fact, my mental list of the differences between Germany and the USA started growing so long I decided to write them all out. I’m sharing this thought provoking list partially because I’m exhausted and sick from […]
One Year Without a Vehicle.
This is the second post in the blog series One Year Without. See all of the posts here. We gave up our habit of driving daily when we moved to Germany without a vehicle. For the past year we’ve either walked, used public transport, or used a rental car. In fact, we only spent 19 days […]
Expat Frustration (Also Known As: Germany Makes Things Hard).
With only 24 days to USA, we’ve been dealing with various problems that tend to accompany an international move. However, one situation has been particularly difficult. Let me start at the beginning. One year ago we were brand new expats, being picked up by our relocation agent to go get German drivers licenses just a few days […]
Half-Timbered Houses in Erfurt.
This post contains affiliate links; read more here. Erfurt is the capital and largest city of Thuringia, a state in central Germany. While it’s a popular destination for German tourists, it’s often overlooked in favor of bigger or more well-known cities by foreign tourists. There are so many reasons to visit the city, from its […]
A Day in the Life: Expat in Small Town Germany.
“A day in the life” posts have become really popular on Imgur (an online image sharing community); people all over the world have been taking photos throughout a normal day of their life and sharing them. The Imgur blog said the following about this idea: As we go about our daily routines, we rarely stop to […]
Walking Along the Wall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
This post contains affiliate links; read more here. The stairs were uneven, the path was narrow, and some portions seemed on the verge of crumbling, but I loved it nonetheless. Walking along the wall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber may not be for the faint of heart, but it’s a rewarding experience that is worth […]
Berlin, I Love Your Trash Cans.
We were walking the streets of Berlin, surrounded by history and beauty, and yet I was looking for trash cans (and bears). Thankfully they aren’t all that hard to find given their bright orange color. I thought they were so entertaining that I started taking photos of them about halfway through our weekend there. Why […]
