Home is where the Dom is… Do you ever watch “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown”? I love that show. It’s so interesting and Anthony Bourdain is just a fabulous guide taking us to all different kind of places around the world. I love the way he is able to talk to...
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On our way to and from the Italian Alps, we had two stop-overs in Munich. One, to break up the long drive and two, because it’s always a good idea to stay a night or two in Munich. Obviously. This was another “nostalgic” part of my visit back home, because...
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I owe you a fun recap of my trip home in March, but I’ve decided to break it up in travel chunks, rather than trying to do one big blog post about all of it. ‘Cause honestly? It’s too overwhelming and I wouldn’t even know where to start. So a...
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If you’ve been around for previous NaBloPoMo-years, you might remember that I’ve posted German idioms before. I am a language nerd, appreciate good grammar, spelling, and punctuation and mastering the art of a foreign language definitely includes idioms. I’ve taught J many Germans idioms over the years and I am...
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Today is the last day of my first pay period at my new old job. In case you missed my (protected) post from last week, I finally left my contractor position and got my direct appointment with the government. It’s been a long time coming. I am still working in...
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that in the last two years during NaBloPoMo, I started a little series about German idioms. Idioms are awesome in every language and the more idioms you know in a foreign language, the closer you’ll get to perfecting your...
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Today is Veteran’s Day in the US. I get a holiday out of it and I appreciate that. Other than enjoying the time off, I don’t really know what to do with this day. I don’t mean to seem rude or disrespectful. I do thank the service members that have...
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This photo was taken in 2006 when I visited Berlin. It was one of the stretches of wall that were still standing. Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a peaceful victory by people that took to the streets and courageously resisted a dictatorship and started...
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