by Christina Geyer on March 6, 2010
Expats, immigrants, and even people who have travelled internationally often get asked some odd, awful, and humorous questions about what life is like abroad. I thought it would be amusing to answer some of the questions I’ve been asked, sometimes even by close family members, during my almost eight years of living in Germany. I hope you’ll share […]
by Christina Geyer on January 15, 2009
At least according to the people who participated in and the organizers of the 2008 Weblog Awards, where this blog was voted into 3rd place in the Best European (non UK) Blog category with 678 votes.
Thanks to everyone who voted for me. It was exciting to be picked as a nominee, especially since the finalists […]
by Christina Geyer on January 5, 2009
Normally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but this year was different. I’ve decided I want to expand my horizons into the field of German cooking. Up until now, I handled the American and Asian cuisines, and let Rainer take care of cooking European dishes. This year, in order to learn a little more about […]
by Christina Geyer on January 4, 2009
An American Expat in Deutschland is a 2008 Weblog Awards finalist in the category Best European Blog (non UK). Voting begins in about 1 day and 1 hour, which is 12am Tuesday morning here in Germany or 6pm Monday in New York. The voting rules state that:
You may vote once every 24 hours in each poll.
After voting […]
by Christina Geyer on December 9, 2008
Yankee in a New World’s second part of her interview with yours truly is posted. Go check out what I have to think about the US and Europe!
by Christina Geyer on November 11, 2008
Here’s an interesting article from Spiegel Online International:
THE WORLD FROM BERLIN: ‘Obama Created His Own Movement’
Barack Obama’s honeymoon has proven remarkably short. Just a day after celebrating his election as America’s 44th president, the real world began to dampen the euphoria. German commentators look at some of the hurdles facing him.
For much of the last eight years, the […]
by Christina Geyer on November 10, 2008
My post listing Five Off the Beaten Path Things to do in the Oberpfalz has been featured in the Europe Travel Carnival hosted by Europe a la Carte. There are a lot of great posts about travel and destinations in Europe, go check it out!