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homesickness

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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Video Wednesday: Maibaumaufstellung (Raising the Maypole)

May 14, 2008

As of today, I have now lived 6 years in Germany. It wasn’t all good times, I had plenty of homesickness and cultural adjustment to experience. I spent plenty of nights crying and plenty of mornings not wanting to get out of bed, but I always kept going. First, I told myself that I couldn’t [...]

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