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Life & TimesAllergien, Amerikanerinnen, & Arbeit
So, I disappeared for a bit there, but in my defense, life has been busy and tiring, in the best of ways. It's warmer here--in fact, you could even go so far…
June 9, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesGreen Living
As I get older, I find myself doing things that I either once thought were boring, or that I never thought I would be so interested in--things like spending…
June 1, 2014 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkRecipe Roundup #12
Smoky Beet Burgers from Clean Wellness M. does not like beets and just cannot be convinced otherwise. In fact, the only time he has eaten them and liked them…
May 31, 2014 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Chapter One Coffee
I really love coffee. I started drinking it sometime around age 12 or so, when I would spend the mornings sipping a cup alongside my bowl of Cheerios, while I…
May 30, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereBerlin: Botanical Garden
It was a scorcher of a weekend (though you wouldn't know it from today's thunderstorms) and we knew we wanted to get out and enjoy the weather, so on Sunday we…
May 27, 2014 · 6 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Giro Coffee Bar
If there's one thing I never worry about, it's a shortage of coffee shops in Berlin; it seems I can't walk 500 meters in my neighborhood without coming across…
May 26, 2014 · 3 min read
Art & CultureSintra: Castle of the Moors
After we visited Sintra National Palace, the next stop on our list was the Castle of the Moors. Built in the 8th or 9th century, the castle now only consists…
May 22, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesMitte Wanderings
For someone who tends to avoid Mitte, I've been spending a fair amount of time there in the past week. It's not my top choice of where to pass the time, but I…
May 20, 2014 · 1 min read
Art & CultureSintra: Sintra National Palace
When we went to Portugal last month, we didn't spend much time planning our itinerary. This is contrary to my normal way of vacationing, where I have…
May 19, 2014 · 4 min read
Life & TimesAround Here
\-As soon as I wrote that title, the Counting Crows popped into my head. And speaking of songs getting stuck in my head, while all of you Americans…
May 17, 2014 · 4 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Shiloh
Two summers ago I had an internship in Mitte, on Chausseestraße. To get there was about a 30-minute bike ride, and, weather permitting, I rode to work every…
May 14, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesFive Years
Five years. Five years ago today was the first day I stepped foot in Germany—and though I didn't see it at the time, it was the more concrete beginning of my…
May 13, 2014 · 3 min read