Life & Times
Life & TimesKreuzberg to Charlottenburg
This past Friday, M.'s company had its annual cocktail party at a riverside bar in Charlottenburg. The weather was uncharacteristically warm when compared to…
July 1, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesOranium Deutsch Treffen
Before I moved to Germany, I took two years of German while working on my M.A. One year was at the local community college, and one year was at the university…
June 29, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesGermany v. Portugal
It's June 26, which means a couple things. First, it's the 15th day of the World Cup. Second, it's the day the Germany and the US meet one another in the group…
June 26, 2014 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWedding: First Look
Since we were married the day before our reception, the whole idea of the "first look" wasn't super necessary. Still, we found ourselves doing it. I think,…
June 25, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesSunday Stroll
This past Sunday marked the beginning of a strange week of weather, with temperate temperature but lots of clouds that could block out the sunlight for a few…
June 20, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesFootball, Flea Markets, & Family
It has been a good weekend, filled with plenty of things I love. First off, soccer, or football as the rest of the world knows it. The World Cup kicked off on…
June 16, 2014 · 3 min read
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
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
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
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
Life & TimesWine & Pancakes
I woke up on Saturday afternoon with the first/worst hangover I've had in a year or two, and so I wasn't much in the mood for doing anything. But when I…
May 12, 2014 · 2 min read