T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Today’s post is a guest post from my husband, Scott. I don’t do lines or crowds, so I was happily sleeping in while all this was happening… There are few things that will get me out of bed early on a weekend, but naturally the opening of the new Apple Store in Munich is one … Read more
Paraphrased translation of a letter I just found in our mailbox: Dear Lady Munichers and Munichers, More than 750 Müllmänner* work in our city daily, to efficiently remove your waste. They do a tough job and therefore enjoy high esteem in the community.** It has been a custom to thank them with a tip around … Read more
Over the years, I’ve been to every type of expat Thanksgiving imaginable. The potluck with other expats. The ‘American’ restaurant. The Italian-restaurant-tries-to-make-turkey. The expat housewife extravaganza. The potluck-with-mostly-Europeans-who-bring-shit-like-cole-slaw. But never did I expect to see the day where I’d spend Thanksgiving at the Hard Rock Cafe. The venue was chosen because of its promises of … Read more
Last night we went to a Beaujolais Nouveau party. Beaujolais Nouveau, of course, is a crappy French wine with a brilliant marketing strategy. What to do? Our wine is so crappy zat no one wants to buy it. We cannot possibly compete with ze other fine French wines. I’ve got it! Let’s use a little … Read more
I’m a little behind on my travel blogging here… the day after the election I crawled out of bed and hopped on a train to Zurich. It’s always a treat to see my Zurich-based friends, but this particular trip was even more joyful than usual. The election results had us all in a fabulous mood. … Read more
Dude, why is it that no one told me about Jimi Blue‘s equally musically talented older brother, Wilson Gonzales? For Wilson’s last birthday gift, he apparently received a large amount of sub-dermal collagen. English lessons might have been a better idea. Not that whoever wrote this isn’t clearly a musical genius: I got two tickets … Read more
This month I’ve been busy over at my art blog, participating in Art Every Day Month. AEDM was started by artist Leah Piken Kolidas several years ago, and I’ve wanted to participate ever since I first heard about it. So far I’ve found it a great motivation and also a nice way to ‘meet’ other … Read more
Dearest Headbang8, While I truly appreciate your generous gift, what in the world am I going to do with 150 gummi smurfs? I don’t think these are the kind you can make into gelato. Love, Jul* Can anyone name that quote?
I barely heard about this in time, so wanted to post it here in case there are any other crazy fans of David Sedaris in Germany who are interested in going to see him read (along with the guy who does the German-language audiobooks – I can’t even imagine DS in German!). Amazingly, tickets are … Read more
Another first for me today: I took the first subway of the morning home, at around 4am. We got home in plenty of time to watch CNN call the election for Obama at 5am. I knew it was coming, but still I was surprised how emotional it made me to actually hear it. I barely … Read more