we are at a hotel close to LAX now and the room has High Speed Internet *yay* :) which means I can quickly update you before I am going on the plane tomorrow. We spent the last few days at Jon’s parents house in Ventura… went to the beach, relaxed,...

before I am back in Germany. Jon and I are driving down to Ventura tonight and I am not sure yet if I will be able to go online again [which will be very hard for me :)], so I might just get in touch with you again when I...

well, I got sunburned this weekend and I can’t move. I am so stupid… although I used sunscreen (I thought I was getting really good with remembering to use sunscreen in these extreme temperatures, last weekend proved me wrong again…), I got burned on my calves and back. I can’t...

Ok, this is what I call the summer in the Central Valley… it’s freakin’ hot here today. It’s about 104°F (= 39°C) and that’s definitely out of my comfort zone. I went for a walk with Jon the other night and the air was so thick and hot that I...

I can’t believe I am flying home soon. It’s so weird to think that I’ll be back in Germany in two weeks. I just realized I’ve been away for quite a while (19 months). Let me tell you about my weekend. It was fun! On Friday we went out for...

Sorry, I need to vent. After last night, I am convinced the whole show “Dancing with the Stars” was a setup! I know most of you guys couldn’t watch the show, but I’ll briefly explain: It was the grand finale yesterday and there were two couples competing for the title...

So, what did you guys celebrate your independence from?  I was thinking, I wanted to celebrate my independence from my job for the summer :) (although I am technically still working). I am really looking forward to going home for a couple of weeks and I am finally able to...

Ok girls, let’s start the countdown… I finally booked my flight! :) I am flying into Düsseldorf on July, 26th. Here’s my flight info (I just received the confirmation!): Mon, 25-Jul LTU International Airways Flight 1531 Departing Los Angeles at 3:10P Tue, 26-Jul LTU International Airways Flight 1531 Arriving Dusseldorf...