Picking a name for a “baby on the way” is a job. A fun job, but a job just the same. You buy books, you make lists, you take suggestions, you make suggestions, you veto suggestions, you pray for hours that you will finally have an epiphany or a name will drop from the heavens! … More Pick a name, any name!
Germans sweep their sidewalk, did you know that? And I’m not talking about just when it is REALLY dirty, or covered in leaves. I mean regularly. Like some people sweep their floors. It’s probably on the chores list right next to cleaning the cat and washing the walls. Now, not everybody sweeps their sidewalk every … More Sidewalks
It was about 4 years ago when my wife and I started talking about how we were going to raise our son with both German and English. Deciding the best way to do this was a difficult proposition, especially since we didn’t even know what and how many different ways there are to do such a thing. … More Decisions, Decisions
I guess if anybody is going to read this, it might be helpful if they are familiar with how our family came to be. So, here is the “story of us”. (At which point my wife says “Ahhh, wie süß!”) My wife and I met shortly after I moved to Germany for work. The fact that … More The Backstory
So, I decided to write a blog. Maybe people will like it, maybe they won’t. Maybe I will get bored with it in a month. Who knows. Here is what I do know. My wife is German, I am American, and we are raising a bilingual child. This is by far the coolest thing I … More Brand new post, for a brand new blogger
An American's stories about travel and expat life.
Est. 2012
In Between Cultures, Languages and Identities and More...
My life as a Germerican.
Vignettes from a multi-lingual, multi-cake-eating freelance existence
...sharing my European travel stories
The Misadventures of an American Expat and His Wife in Germany
I cannot help but compare my American home to my European one and vice versa.
Thoughts and Tales of an American Girl Who Lived and Married in Germany
Interpreting German-American differences in the Tennessee Valley and beyond
We are married, from Oregon and here to blog about our life, marriage and travels as expats
Travels, Adventures and Misdemeanours in Germany's proudest state
Stupid thoughts, now with beer!
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a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life...
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