T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
I know, I know – I owe you a whole lot of Japan posts and pictures. They’re coming, I promise. Along with 60,000 people (of varying degrees of sanity) around the globe, I am attempting to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November as part of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for … Read more
We’re back from Japan! Check out the results of our Japanese makeovers: OK, we actually came back looking about the same as we did when we left (except for approximately an extra 5 pounds each). Japan was a blast, although completely exhausting. Can too many temple visits and too much sushi cause a hangover? Anyway, … Read more
As of today, my new favorite band is Bump of Chicken. My love of this group is 100% based on its name alone.Coming in a close second is Japanese Rap Sta.Ever wonder what black sounds like?
Our dinner tonight was so fresh, it was literally still moving. Fresh fugu on Vimeo PS – everyone survived the fugu.
How is it possible that I’ve gone this long without ever writing a post about Swiss chocolate? As we all know, Switzerland is The Land of Chocolate. Its claim to fame amongst the other Lands of Chocolate (Belgium, Germany, Holland, etc.) is that milk chocolate was invented here. Makes sense, given all the milk-producing they … Read more
Without Halloween and Thanksgiving to hold it back, Christmas merchandise apparently starts running wild as soon as the leaves on the trees start to turn. Are there really people out there who stock up on chocolate santas two and a half months in advance? While completely immune to the charm of chocolate santas (especially milk … Read more
OK so we’re still in Switzerland, but all I can think about is our upcoming trip to Japan. I’m so exciting my head is about to explode. I’ve never been to Japan before, but I suspect it will be something like this (turn your speakers on – you’ll want to sing along). I don’t want … Read more
Time flies when you’re unemployed for the first time ever and trying to get used to a new country. The newlywed thing was the easy part. A year ago today we celebrated our wedding in Stresa, Italy, in a beautiful setting surrounded by more friends and family than we usually see in a year (thanks … Read more
From yesterday’s Heute (one of the free newspapers in Zurich): “Welcome to London. As soon as the other passengers have left the aircraft, we will start coming around to pry the remaining Americans out of their seats.”