#Introspection
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
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On Love.
A lot can happen in five years. Five years ago, this week, my husband of two-and-a-half years left me. He had been cheating on me with an old friend of his,…
June 4, 2013 · 5 min read
Life & TimesWaldfriedhof Dahlem.
Earlier this week, while on the far West side of Berlin, I happened to come across Waldfriedhof Dahlem, a cemetery obscured from plain view by lush vegetation…
April 14, 2013 · 3 min read
Life & TimesHome.
So. I’m back. Home. Wherever that is, right? At the moment: California. Nestled up warmly with my cats and some kind of flu bug (the former welcomed, the…
January 21, 2011 · 4 min read
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The Highs and Lows of German
A little more than a year ago, I began my journey of learning German. I’ve always been intrigued by languages in general, and I think if I had known earlier…
November 6, 2010 · 6 min read
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Wait for the year to drown. Spring forward, fall back down.
This time next year, I won’t be here. I don’t know exactly when, but sometime next summer I’m moving to Germany. The exact date and the exact place are not yet…
September 24, 2010 · 4 min read