Life & Times
Life & TimesWhen Sickness Strikes...
Sickness has struck our household once again, and this translates to sleeping in, eating lots of fruit, and drinking lots of water and tea. There is plenty of…
February 15, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesGraefekiez and its Surrounds.
When M. was growing up in what was once West Berlin, his neighborhood on Grimmstraße was considered a somewhat poor area on the outskirts of town. Now, it has…
February 12, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesA walk around the Kiez...
I love exploring new parts of Berlin, but I also enjoy exploring my own neighborhood with new eyes. Some days, the best kind of adventures can be found in your…
February 8, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWrangelstraße: Skalitzer - Mariannenplatz
For some reason, it has been sunny in Berlin. That's not to say it's warm, but at least there has been no snow or rain. I call that a win. Especially for my…
February 6, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesFirst of February.
On Thursday evening, after a particularly taxing day of submitting my final Ph.D. application and attending German class, I announced that Friday would be a…
February 2, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesWinter Walk.
Hard to believe that January is almost over, but it is. However, this weekend has been lovely thus far, particularly since M. returned from a business trip in…
January 27, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesChristmas in Germany.
It's a month overdue, I know, but here's a little glimpse into our German Christmas this past year. It was a warm cozy evening full of family, food, and fun,…
January 24, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Holy Shit Shopping
Every year in December, since 2004, a little something called Holy Shit Shopping comes to Berlin (some people may have heard of it, or its counterpart for the…
January 18, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesEllasaurus Pinot Noir Tortoise: April 20, 2004 - December 22, 2012
The death of a pet is a particularly strange thing, because non-pet owners often don't "get" it, and other pet owners know what it's like, but the loss of an…
January 5, 2013 · 10 min read
Life & TimesAlt-Rixdorfer Weihnachtsmarkt.
Anyone who has spent Christmas time in Germany knows that it's something of a magical place, and a large part of this has to do with the Christmas markets.…
December 26, 2012 · 4 min read
Life & TimesKitchen Remodel: Phase IV
I realize I haven't posted much in terms of an update on our kitchen remodel, but that's because once the walls were painted and the flooring installed, the…
December 25, 2012 · 2 min read
Life & TimesThanksgiving Roundup.
One might think that moving to another country and adopting its traditions means that it's more difficult to celebrate those from back home. For example,…
December 18, 2012 · 4 min read