Things you wouldn’t know: There is no jury duty in Germany.
The reason I bring this up? I was summoned for jury duty a couple of months ago. I guess I had lulled myself into a false sense of security that I wouldn’t be summoned any...
Category: Germany
SCHLAAAAAND! Wir sind Weltmeister!
I wrote about it more than once, but I have to bring up the topic one more time (and then I promise, I will shut up about the World Cup again until 2018). On Sunday,...
FIFA World Cup 2014
I can’t believe it’s been four years since the last world championship, but here we are again! I said this before and I will say this again. I’ve never been much of a soccer fan...
Things you wouldn’t know: The thing about middle names
I started this series “Things you wouldn’t know” a while back, because as an expat, living in a different country away from home, you encounter a whole lot of things that are just different from...
Goodbye 2013, hello 2014.
Hi friends. January is half over and I haven’t even properly wished you a happy new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope your holidays were lovely and the start into the new year blissful and...
On our way
I took this picture of our state capitol yesterday. It was such a gorgeous, sunny day! We’ll be on our way to Germany today and I just wanted to check in one more time and...
6: Things you wouldn’t know: more German idioms
Last year, I posted a list of German idioms that I’ve been teaching J over the years. Idioms are awesome, they are fun to try and translate… especially when there is no easy translation. My...
Things you wouldn’t know: Tanz in den Mai (“Dance into May”)
I started this series a while back, because as an expat, living in a different country away from home, you encounter a whole lot of things that are just different from what you’re used to....