Today is my California-versary again. I arrived here for the first time on September 9, 2001. 22 years. I’ve written about how I ended up in the US before (you can read about it here) and I still have days where I have to pinch myself to believe that I made...
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Once upon a time, I used to share little glimpses into my brain on a regular basis. I thought it was time to maybe do that again. I am … … loving my morning runs. If you recall, I ran in the mornings all through the last pandemic summer and...
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I have, again, dropped the ball on the ‘who I am (at the moment)’ posts, but today is a good day to change that, don’t you agree? So here’s a little glimpse into my brain these days… I am … … cautiously excited about my work situation, as I will...
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I realize, I haven’t written a ‘who I am (at the moment)’ post in a long, long time. I originally stole this idea from Kerri (who is also still doing these posts occasionally!) a long time ago, because I thought it was such a good way to check in with...
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I am … … sad to finally take our Christmas tree and decorations down. I know, I kept it up even over a week longer than what’s customary in Germany! What can I say? The holiday season was too short. … hiding in books. I am already on my 6th...
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I am… … bummed that I won’t be going home for Christmas… again. This will be third time not celebrating Christmas with my family. Two years ago, I thought it was a “one-time thing”, last year, I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t be going and now here we are again....
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I just talked about my 15-year California-versary a few weeks ago and 15 years ago today, I met J. So, you do the math. We met right around three weeks after I arrived here. It would be a while until we became a couple, but I had no idea at that time...
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I am… … completely taken by surprise that it’s already December (in a few days). This holiday season clearly snuck up on me and I feel so not prepared! Looks like I have to wing it a little bit this year. You won’ tell anyone, will you? … so busy...
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I am… …, as you might have noticed, a little quiet here right now. 2015 has not been off to the greatest start, like not at all and I just hope there won’t be any more bad news. … saddened by and worried about some news that I received from a...
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I am … … very grateful for the wonderful time we spent with family and friends over the holidays. It’s always such an intense, but very special time. I still feel a little emotionally jetlegged (is this even a thing?), so bear with me, if I haven’t been on top...
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