Sunday was the local town festival, and I thought I’d give you a sample of what you might see at a typical Bavarian fest. And what would our little Bavarian be without his Lederhosen?
I know, it’s a day late! I meant to put this up yesterday, but ran out of time (and Rainer was hogging the computer watching lectures from iTunes U – eigenvectors are ganz cool!) Anyways, Oliver is walking and I spend all my time chasing him now. Hopefully I’ll have time to post something again, [...]
There’s a rabbit killer on the loose in the Ruhrgebiet. In the last year, over 30 rabbits and an unnamed number of chickens have been found decapitated and drained of blood, the blood and heads taken from the scene by the killer. Rabbit owners and breeders in the area have taken to hiding their beloved [...]
A lot of folks have already linked to this, but I find it moving and maybe you don’t read those other blogs (it’s possible!), so here’s the latest video from Matthew Harding. Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
I almost went with Barack Obama’s speech from last night (“this is our time…” awesome), but finally decided that if you hadn’t seen the clip already, you probably wouldn’t care. So instead I decided to share Oliver’s first word with you. Yes, I finally have proof! In your face, Rainer!!! <pbbbllt!>
Germans use a surprising amount of English in commercials and advertising. Here’s a Media Markt commercial where Oliver Pocher takes on a British couple.
Christina Geyer has been in Germany since May 2002. She has lived in Berlin, Rostock, Potsdam, and is now settled in the Regensburg area.
Prior to life as a stay-at-home mom, Christina was a statistician in health research.
For more, see About Christina.