Germany Recap from last week Part I
Thursday morning was the first morning that I could sleep in a litte bit. I had set my alarm for 9 a.m. because my sister was going to come by around 10, but I slept...
Category: my so-called life
German Food and the movies
Wednesday night my Mom made one of my favorite German dishes, which I always ‘request’ when I come home to visit: Reibekuchen (potato pancakes). We eat Reibekuchen the kölsche (colognian) way… with dark rye bread...
(A little) time with friends
On Monday morning, my Dad took me to the train station at 6:30 a.m. because I was going to go to Bremen to see my friend Kim. The train was on time (almost!) and Kim...
On some family time
Last Friday afternoon I finished up the workshop. The shuttle bus took me back to the airport and I started my journey to Germany. The flight from Huntsville to Chicago on UA was quick and...
Yes, I am alive…
… and doing well absolutely fantastic here in Germany. I know, I know. I owe you an update. The last week just has been so insanely busy, what with the workshop and travel that I...
Hello from Alabaaaaaama
My first impression of Alabama: damn, it’s hot and humid here. I am not used to this anymore, thankyouverymuch, I am here from California, the hot, but dry Central Valley. I can easily stand an...
I am leaving for my trip in three days
Do you want to know something? I am getting really giddy with excitement! I know, I have a couple of things to do before getting on the plane on Sunday morning. Isn’t it strange that at...
On some activities and the weekend
First of all, I would like to apologize for the two protected blog posts back to back. I usually try not to do that, but as you know, there are certain things that I just...