As you know, vacation days in the US are scarce. It’s the middle of July and I have not taken one single day off this year. Granted, I mostly have three-day-weekends and that is really nice, but a) I’ve still been working 40+ hours per week and b) I have...
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I went to see the SATC movie last weekend. I was really indecisive if I wanted to see it with J or without him. He sat through numerous SATC episodes with me and while I think he overall enjoyed to watch it, he always was very critical about the four women, especially Charlotte....
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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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We joined a German meetup group a few weeks ago and we had our first meeting last night. I was really thrilled that someone had finally started a new German meetup group here. I was hoping to meet some new people, possibly Germans :) There was a huge response for this...
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Kristine’s task for this week: If you do NOT have a child…you lucky bastards; Get down on your stomach or knees, about the height of child or baby and see what you see from there point of view. So here’s my take. If you click on it, you’ll get to...
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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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So, I have kind of an odd question for you: what language do you speak when you’re around other Germans? Your answer is probably going to be: German. Duh! But this is a serious question and I’ll tell you why. It has happened to me several times that when I...
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