As per usual, I do a little round-up at the end of the year on my blog. It’s a nice way to reflect on a year, the highs and lows, and in-betweens. I know it’s already March. Better late than never. January In January, I welcomed the new year and...
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Oh hey, 2024. Happy New Year, friends. I started my new year like I always do – with a New Year’s Day Run. It’s become a bit of a tradition and I don’t want to jinx the new year by NOT starting it off on the right foot (literally). I...
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photo credit: @markusspiske via Unsplash It’s time for some recent demerits and gold stars. It’s been a few months since I checked in with myself. (As always, credit for this great post idea goes to my friend Elisabeth). Demerits Not following through with my decluttering projects. Sigh. I always “plan”...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 I am often asked – though not as often anymore – about the differences I experience between Germany and the US and what I like about one place better than the other. I think it’s natural...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 photo credit: @benignohoyuela via Unsplash I was thrilled to hear that you guys appreciated learning more about what I do as a geographer. It’s hard sometimes to understand what people do in their day jobs and...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 photo credit: @ellienelie via Unsplash Stephany has linked to a set of gratitude prompts in previous years (and she’s doing the prompts again this year) and I thought it would be fun to pick some of the original 30 prompts...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 photo credit: @happpyal via Unsplas From Tobia: How did it happen that you ended up in Sacramento? Didn’t you go to SF for your exchange year? I actually went to the University of California at Davis for my...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 in my (old) office Some of you have asked what I do as a geographer and I think it’s a valid question that we have for most people. What do you do for 8-10...
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