Meeting new people is always fanastic. Meeting people that you feel you KNOW already, although you have not met in person before, is in 99,9% of all cases even better! It’s like meeting old friends, only that they’re not and you’re, in fact, meeting for the first time! :) Confusing,...
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Susi invited me for a BBQ in her newly arranged backyard last weekend and we had some serious catching up to do. I think we hadn’t physically seen each other since March [correct me if I am wrong] when I came out to see her for her wedding reception. Time...
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The last weekend was awesome. Girl-time with my best friend for the first time in months! I hopped on the train Friday afternoon to go and meet her in San Francisco. The train ride is a pretty straight shot from here and should have only taken me about 2,5 hours...
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June seems to be a good month for visits from Germany. Last year, a good friend of mine came to LA to see me and J for a couple of hours before heading to a conference that he attended through his German company in Anaheim. A few days later, my...
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On Tuesday night, I met with Claudia and Stoyan again, as well as another old acquaintance from back when we lived in Davis. Scott used to be our neighbor at your first Davis apartment and he had also been a member of our bookclub for a while. I hadn’t seen,...
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On Tuesday evening I met with Claudia in Davis. I don’t know how many of you remember Claudia. She also studied at Düsseldorf University – just as I did – and spent an exchange semester in Davis – just as I did – , where she met her now-husband –...
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Happy Birthday to someone special :)  © November 2007, Long Beach, CA Today is my girl Kim‘s birthday. She isn’t too happy about turning 31 this year, so hop on over and tell her to have a fabulous day and not to worry about the number! I also want to...
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Christmas Market in Köln [Cologne] Friday, my sister and I went to Köln to do some last-minute Christmas shopping, but mainly to enjoy the Christmas time by visiting the Kölner Weihnachtsmarkt [Cologne Christmas Market] and having some Glühwein [mulled wine]. It was pretty cold outside and the leftover snow from...
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