People exhaust me… part II
Seriously. I have been in Germany for almost 10 months now. 10 MONTHS! Now there are 9 days left until I get on the plane to move back to the US and in with my...
St. Martin’s Day traditional food
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...
St. Martin’s Day
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...
SPF… three important words
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...
The computer is [mostly] your friend…
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...
Let the countdown begin…
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]....
I did it!
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...
Nervousness
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...