My wife’s sister lives near the University of Trier and in what has now become a tradition every time we visit, we recently took a family walk to the beautiful Petrisberg. Once a military base and prisoner of war camp, Petrisberg is now one of the nicest neighborhoods and best recreational areas in the city … More Petrisberg, Trier: From War to Recreation
It’s well known and not a surprise that Europe have a different and more relaxed approach to alcohol than America. Even with as much time as I’ve spent running around the continent though, I was still surprised to walk into the entrance area of a supermarket in Luxembourg and see……. a bar! Before the mini … More Things You Don’t See In America #9, The Grocery Store Pub
As the Syrian refugee crisis begins to shrink from the headlines, thanks not only to apathy but also to terrorism and the craziest presidential election in U.S. History, I thought I would take a minute to fill you in on the status of the situation in one region in Germany. As is the norm for … More Refugees in Germany: A Report From the Inside
Things You Don’t See in America … More Sexy Notes for Sexy Folks: German Sex PSAs pt I (ThingsYou Don’t See in America #8)
So, I apologoze, I did it again. I slacked off and disappeared for a little while. I love blogging but things have been crazy busy around here lately. But, I promised that I would finish all of my Christmas Vacation posts, so here is a December post inApril……… Christmas Vacation Day 17: Two days before … More Christmas Vacation Days 17-19: New Year’s Eve Prep and Celebration
The monuments and landmarks of the world like the Sydney Opera House and Brandenburg Gate have all been lit up in the colors or the French flag. It’s quite an impressive display, and good to see the sympathy from so many countries. Today Trier, Germany decided to join the effort by lighting the Porta Nigra … More Trier Joins the World To Support France
Did you know there was a German community in little ‘ol Boise, Idaho? We didn’t. Well, not personally anyway. We had read on the internet about a club that met here occasionally, but we never ended up going to any of the meetings. We were told by our new friends from the Basque Soccer Friendly … More Martinszug in Boise (St. Martin’s Day Procession)
Since I started blogging I have seen a lot of different lists about Germany, some funny and some not so funny. Well today you have the distinct pleasure of reading my take on the situation. I cannot take credit for coming up with these myself though, most of them have been taken from another list in one … More 25 Reasons You’ve Lived In Germany Too Long
These billboards sprang up all over Trier, Germany right before Silvester*. I wonder which would upset some fragile American sensibilities more, the conveniently-but-barely-covered “naughty bits” or the fact that it is an advertisement for a Brothel? I guess it could be possible to see something similar to this in Nevada, but I don’t know if … More Things You Don’t See in America #7
This I found at an Autobahn gas station. I would have never thought that a magazine stand could represent a cultural attitude…….. but you would never see Playboy just chillin next to Cosmopolitan anywhere in America. Especially not without that magical plastic bag to hide the big, bad boobies that would singlehandedly destroy the moral … More Things You Don’t See in America #6
An American's stories about travel and expat life.
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In Between Cultures, Languages and Identities and More...
My life as a Germerican.
Vignettes from a multi-lingual, multi-cake-eating freelance existence
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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
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