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)
The Little Things
So, William and I still don’t have a bank account or visas, and we still don’t have all of our furniture. But we are settling in. William is over a month into school and I am almost finished with the… (READ MORE)
How Do You Find Germany?
The other day in my German class we talked about adjectives and how to say “I find ___ to be ___.” The teacher asked how we find Kaufbeuren and Germany, and then asked if there is anything we find negative…. (READ MORE)
A-B-C’s
This morning, after spending forever learning how to conjugate verbs, we learned the alphabet. In my 2 years of self study, I have never taught myself the German alphabet. Which means I can’t spell in German. If someone needs to… (READ MORE)
Chloe’s First Day of School and Frustration
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)
Bits and Pieces
This weekend, things began to pull together. Thursday we started the application process for our visas. Over the next two days we discovered that the Kaufbeuren immigration office is basically useless. They first said that they couldn’t give me a… (READ MORE)
Home
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)
Apartment Tour – Before
So I have mentioned that our apartment was not finished when we moved in. Our rent was reduced for the first month because of this. There were workmen (who our landlord has known for 20 years) here every day until… (READ MORE)
Sunday in Germany
A lot of American tourists are frustrated by Sunday in Germany. However, I was always very appreciative of the sentiment, even if it was a bit limiting. It is still limiting for someone trying to settle in to a new… (READ MORE)
Languages
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)