Today I am going to share a family recipe from my Grandma with you. “Martinsküchle” ((yeast-dough cookies)) are traditionally eaten on St. Martin’s Day and were given as a present from the lord to the servants [or the adults to the kids]. Ingredients: 500 g wheat flour 30 g yeast...
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Today we celebrate St. Martin’s Day in Germany, the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours, who gave half his cloak to a beggar so he could stay warm at night. The day is celebrated in the evening of November 11 in most areas of Germany. Children go by the...
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I am not sure if Kristine was trying to make it easy or hard for us this week, but nevertheless, I played :) Did you? 1. YES! I received the visa package in the mail today! That was quick! 2. NO! I am not done packing yet. My room is...
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I heart my computer…. well, my notebook that is. It’s like my portable friend that I can take wherever I want. I mostly love it for the fact that it connects me with my friends that I can’t see on a daily basis. No, it -of course- doesn’t make up...
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I’ll be on the plane in exactly 14 days [unless the German Postal Service effs it up again and doesn’t deliver my documents and passport – but let’s just not think about that slight possibility]. Wow, it feels so surreal. I will be running around like a headless chicken trying...
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I had my Green Card Interview at the American Consulate in Frankfurt this morning. Wow, I was so nervous. I got up at 3 a.m. after about 4 hours of not-so-sound sleep. My Dad and I left around 4 a.m. – it’s a 2,5 hour-drive to the Embassy in Frankfurt...
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Today I met with Ilka in Köln. We had a fun day, started off with some coffee at the nearest Starbucks. [There are 5 Starbucks coffee shops in Downtown Köln now – so we could easily have done some “coffee shop hopping”… well, we kind of did :)]. We went...
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Seriously. Why are some people so damn insensitive and impudent sometimes? I don’t get it. Didn’t their parents teach them manners? Are they freakin’ insensitive on purpose and think that nobody notices? The Mom of one of the students that I tutor [yes, indeed the same Mom I blogged about...
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