Over the past few months, I’ve had a lot of emotions about our upcoming move: denial, excitement, fear, hope, anxiety, lots of stress, and some peripheral sadness. But it wasn’t until today that I felt true sadness about our move…. (READ MORE)
It’s been a little over 3 years since we left Germany. Almost 3 years since we bought a house, had a beautiful baby boy, and settled into our new life. We started a business and made some truly amazing friends…. (READ MORE)
I’m not going to claim to know everything about the refugee situation here and in America. I’m not even going to claim that I am friends with any refugees. I have taken so long to write this post because I… (READ MORE)
This week, I have been learning a lot in my integration course. Math, spelling, countries, a few verbs. We’re basically in Kindergarten, occasionally venturing into 1st or 2nd grade. But one very interesting thing that we learned was about the… (READ MORE)
Yesterday began my Integrationskurs. My Integration Course. I am sure I will be writing much more about this in the future. The first day was simple: introductions and a placement test. I am the only American. In fact, the only… (READ MORE)
I wouldn’t say I’m overwhelmed. No. More burned out. Not with life in Europe. Oh no. I still am incredibly amazed that I am here. I love the beauty and the history. I love that I can walk all my… (READ MORE)
Europe has a smell. It is not always noticeable. Usually there is food, people, weather, activity, construction, etc. to smell. But early in the morning, when no one is out and the air is crisp, it is there. I don’t… (READ MORE)
Discolsure: I have used affiliate links to link to some products that William and I love and that you may not be familiar with. You don’t pay any extra for purchasing something through these links, but we get a small… (READ MORE)
Wednesday did not get off to a good start for me. William had a field trip on the second day of school, so he only had to go to the train station at 8:45 this morning. On his way there,… (READ MORE)
My day was fairly uneventful. Last night we quickly learned that our duvet (135×200) was too small for two people, but I don’t want to give it up. So we solved it by buying a second set of Aldi sheets… (READ MORE)