One Week in Eberswalde
It’s been a week of all over the place! Constantly feeling like there are a million things to do, intermixed with days where we had nothing to do. Which is a lot more stressful that it ought to be! Monday… (READ MORE)
Arrival in Germany
On Thursday, September 12, we spent the day running around doing last minute errands before heading to the airport for our 8:25pm flight. Thankfully the direct flight to Frankfurt was pretty uneventful, just long. We watched the new Aladdin and… (READ MORE)
Goodbye
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)
Two Weeks Out
Two weeks from today, we get on a plane to fly back to Germany. The last couple months have been insanity – work at the pharmacy, work at the jewelry store, work on the house, trying to get rid of… (READ MORE)
Garmish-Partenkirche and the Zugspitze
Last week it was my turn to have family visit! On Friday the 5th, I spent the morning cleaning to prepare for my dad’s arrival. It was a rather relaxed evening. We walked around a little, took him out to… (READ MORE)
No Health Insurance in Germany
Once we had our visas taken care of, our next hurdle was health insurance. Our plan was public health insurance. The entire family can be on one policy- William’s student rate would be about 86€ and I would be insured… (READ MORE)
Getting Our Visas
To catch you up: We moved to German on August 31, and to Kaufbeuren on September 14. We registered with the city and the following week applied for our visas. Being from the US, we enter the country with an… (READ MORE)
A Long Overdue Update
I last left off when William and I returned from a trip to Prague. 3 months ago. Oops. Illness, school, and bureaucracy have all kept me a bit preoccupied. So I’ll give a quick update before I dive into the… (READ MORE)
Refugees – Love versus Hate
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)
Autumn in Germany
I don’t plan on having a lot of words in this post. I could never do the beauty of fall in Germany justice. Fall anywhere with color changes is gorgeous. I loved that time of year at St. Olaf. It… (READ MORE)