January I started my first year in the US as a resident alien. I had big plans and hopes for 2007, but the year took some really unexpected turns. Most of all I had hoped to find a job in LA, preferrably at UCLA, but that turned out to be...
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Damn, I forgot to put out my boot last night. Do you think that might be the reason why there was no candy and chocolate this morning? I really have fond memories of the Nikolaus tradition in Germany. My sister and I would always put our boots in front of...
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Today is November 11 and unfortunately I missed to post this at exactly 11:11 am which marks the beginning of the “fifth season” in Germany – Carnival. The Rhineland area, where I come from, is especially famous for their Carnival celebrations which culminate in a week-long street festival leading up...
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We had a blast! We drove up to Sacramento on Thursday. Since we hit some of the rush hour traffic [at 3:30 p.m.!] driving out of LA, we made it to Sacramento in about 6.5 hours. I called my friend Ilka and we decided to meet up for a drink...
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I returned to Germany to wait out the Immigration process. I had taken our Immigrant application to the post office that morning and after a quick lunch, J had taken me to the airport. It feels surreal talking about this right now. We both had no idea! that it would...
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