Comments on: Coming Home http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/ life, the universe, and Germany Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: expatraveler http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-20325 expatraveler Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:37 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-20325 My heart goes out to you Christina! I do hope the next couple of weeks pass by so that you can feel a bit more normal again.. At any rate, your little boy is so adorable and although it is a bit of a struggle right now, I think your new joy in your life will make up for the hard times you have been having! Oh and those SUV's, can't stand them. Luckily here in Canada many more people drive cars, maybe minivans such as the Honda Oddessy and Hyundai Santa Fe. Of course Cars are more expensive in Canada and the tax is a lot higher... My heart goes out to you Christina! I do hope the next couple of weeks pass by so that you can feel a bit more normal again.. At any rate, your little boy is so adorable and although it is a bit of a struggle right now, I think your new joy in your life will make up for the hard times you have been having!

Oh and those SUV’s, can’t stand them. Luckily here in Canada many more people drive cars, maybe minivans such as the Honda Oddessy and Hyundai Santa Fe. Of course Cars are more expensive in Canada and the tax is a lot higher…

]]> By: Nike Air Max http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19976 Nike Air Max Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:35:12 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19976 Grazie mille! Questo articolo, me lo faccia sapere un sacco di cose che prima non ho capito! Grazie mille! Questo articolo, me lo faccia sapere un sacco di cose che prima non ho capito!

]]> By: Jen http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19735 Jen Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:15:08 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19735 Sorry about all the sickness, but congrats on the great new camera! Even though I'm a total newbie to Germany and was only living here a month before I went home for Christmas week, I, too, was shocked at the size of the SUVs and trucks in America. And you're also right about the bombardment of pharmaceutical commercials - I couldn't believe it when I saw a ton of commercials for a drug that...grows your eyelashes!! They called it something like "inadequate eyelash syndrome" and of course at the end they listed all the side-effects, such as it can possibly change the pigmentation of your eye. Crazy. .-= Jen´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.residentonearth.com/2010/01/post-traumatic-christmas-market-disorder-ptcmd/" rel="nofollow">Post-Traumatic Christmas Market Disorder (PTCMD)</a> =-. Sorry about all the sickness, but congrats on the great new camera!

Even though I’m a total newbie to Germany and was only living here a month before I went home for Christmas week, I, too, was shocked at the size of the SUVs and trucks in America. And you’re also right about the bombardment of pharmaceutical commercials – I couldn’t believe it when I saw a ton of commercials for a drug that…grows your eyelashes!! They called it something like “inadequate eyelash syndrome” and of course at the end they listed all the side-effects, such as it can possibly change the pigmentation of your eye. Crazy.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Post-Traumatic Christmas Market Disorder (PTCMD) =-.

]]> By: Dave http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19561 Dave Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:08:19 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19561 Glad to hear that at least you are able to keep food down better. That's the first step to feeling better, right? :-) Excellent news on the camera, congrats! Let me know if you need any tips on the Nikon... I guess the D5000 has very similar menus/settings to my D90. I keep the picture mode on "Vivid" as it yields very colorful (yet still well-balanced) photos. Looking forward to your photos taken with it! Night shots should be great with a tripod. Glad to hear that at least you are able to keep food down better. That’s the first step to feeling better, right? :-)

Excellent news on the camera, congrats! Let me know if you need any tips on the Nikon… I guess the D5000 has very similar menus/settings to my D90. I keep the picture mode on “Vivid” as it yields very colorful (yet still well-balanced) photos. Looking forward to your photos taken with it! Night shots should be great with a tripod.

]]> By: Claudia http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19432 Claudia Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:11:03 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19432 I have enjoyed reading your blog for a long time now. It is really a slice of heaven for me. I wish you well in 2010 and hope you feel better soon. Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome back to the US.. I hope you continue blogging when you can. Your efforts bring a lot of happiness to so many people. I have enjoyed reading your blog for a long time now. It is really a slice of heaven for me. I wish you well in 2010 and hope you feel better soon. Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome back to the US.. I hope you continue blogging when you can. Your efforts bring a lot of happiness to so many people.

]]> By: Tammy http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19393 Tammy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:05:26 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19393 Sorry you are still suffering, but hopefully it will ease as you get deeper into the second trimester. It sounds like being home helped. I managed to be sick the entire month of December (with only a possible mild pneumonia hanging on). I can't imagine what you have been experiencing! I hope you get through it soon. Happy New Year. Sorry you are still suffering, but hopefully it will ease as you get deeper into the second trimester. It sounds like being home helped. I managed to be sick the entire month of December (with only a possible mild pneumonia hanging on). I can’t imagine what you have been experiencing! I hope you get through it soon.

Happy New Year.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19391 Stacy Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:11:36 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19391 Sorry you had to cancel your trip. If it makes you feel any better, we're only going around the corner for NYE -- and probably going to be home and in bed by midnight ;) Our relatively high birthrate might be partly to blame for the preponderance of large vehicles. You're legally required to put any child under 8-10 years in a big bulky child seat, and you can fit two of these at most in a compact car. I can deal with it, but I can also see how a lot of people take one look and decide they can't live without the SUV. Sorry you had to cancel your trip. If it makes you feel any better, we’re only going around the corner for NYE — and probably going to be home and in bed by midnight ;)

Our relatively high birthrate might be partly to blame for the preponderance of large vehicles. You’re legally required to put any child under 8-10 years in a big bulky child seat, and you can fit two of these at most in a compact car. I can deal with it, but I can also see how a lot of people take one look and decide they can’t live without the SUV.

]]> By: Rachael D http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19388 Rachael D Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:21:58 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19388 Glad you got the camera -- but more glad that we got to see you for a bit and have a play date. The boys were running around so much that we didn't get to cover much ground in conversation!! LOL. Take care. Glad you got the camera — but more glad that we got to see you for a bit and have a play date. The boys were running around so much that we didn’t get to cover much ground in conversation!! LOL. Take care.

]]> By: Jentry http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19384 Jentry Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:32:25 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19384 I was going to make a similar posting in the next couple of days. There are always things that shock me when coming home. Living in Texas, the amount of HUGE trucks on the road are pretty shocking. Why do people living in the middle of a major city (Houston) need such gigantic trucks? Markus says it is to transport all those dead horses of theirs, but I tend to question that thinking. :) One thing that always gets me though are public restrooms. Why, in such a puritan society such as the US, are there 1-2 inch gaps in the walls and the doors of the stalls? I've always wondered this, especially since people can just peek in...hmmmm...the wonders of the world. Hope you get to feeling a bit better so that you can get out of the house a bit more! And maybe, just maybe, well enough to go to Volt. :) .-= Jentry´s last blog ..<a href="http://jentryingermany.blogspot.com/2009/12/sleep-sack.html" rel="nofollow">The Sleep Sack</a> =-. I was going to make a similar posting in the next couple of days. There are always things that shock me when coming home. Living in Texas, the amount of HUGE trucks on the road are pretty shocking. Why do people living in the middle of a major city (Houston) need such gigantic trucks? Markus says it is to transport all those dead horses of theirs, but I tend to question that thinking. :) One thing that always gets me though are public restrooms. Why, in such a puritan society such as the US, are there 1-2 inch gaps in the walls and the doors of the stalls? I’ve always wondered this, especially since people can just peek in…hmmmm…the wonders of the world. Hope you get to feeling a bit better so that you can get out of the house a bit more! And maybe, just maybe, well enough to go to Volt. :)
.-= Jentry´s last blog ..The Sleep Sack =-.

]]> By: Mandi http://www.amiexpat.com/2009/12/31/coming-home/comment-page-1/#comment-19380 Mandi Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:27:03 +0000 http://www.amiexpat.com/?p=2129#comment-19380 Christina, I'm so sorry to hear about how sick you've been. I hope you continue to feel better and put on weight while you're with your family, I'm sure being with them is a relief in and of itself. Thinking of you and wishing a good slide into 2010! Christina, I’m so sorry to hear about how sick you’ve been. I hope you continue to feel better and put on weight while you’re with your family, I’m sure being with them is a relief in and of itself. Thinking of you and wishing a good slide into 2010!

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