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The Grass is Always Greener…

January 9, 2012

You can imagine my surprise when I spotted this in the dairy section of my nearby Real supermarket: Yep, that’s grated cheddar! Not only that, over Christmas, in the baking aisle, there was real, honest to goodness, vanilla extract (I’m still going to make my own though). Dr Pepper is now available at the same [...]

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Q&A: Working and Living as a Foreigner in Germany

May 20, 2010

No real change in how I’ve been feeling (pretty lousy), except you can add killer heartburn that often keeps me up half the night to my symptoms.  The plan is still that I’ll be induced in 1-2 weeks.  Until then, I thought I’d finally get around to answering some more questions. Michael M. wrote: I’m [...]

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Questions and Answers about Life Abroad

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 [...]

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Back to Deutschland

February 1, 2010

After a long, arduous odyssey, Oliver and I have made it back to Germany.  Our flight boarding was delayed in Washington an hour, then we sat on the tarmac for 2 hours waiting to get deiced because of the snowstorm.  We missed our connection in Amsterdam and had to wait 6 hours for the next [...]

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The Year in Review: 2009 Highlights

January 10, 2010

Last year, among the blog highlights, were posts on German cuisine, universal health care, and WWII.  It won some awards and it’s author had to take a break for health reasons. It’s a new year, and so far I haven’t thrown up! I’m still weak and suffering from nausea, but I’m keeping food down and [...]

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How my expat journey began

May 14, 2009

It was 7 years ago today that I first stepped off the plane at Berlin’s Tegel airport and started my life as an American expat in Germany. I don’t think I’ve told my whole story on the blog, so I thought I’d share the beginning of my adventure with you today. The story actually starts [...]

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Carnival of Expat Experience

October 17, 2008

My How to Dress like a German post was included in the first Blog Carnival of Expat Experience. Go check it out!

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