Every December for the last many years, I’ve shared with you my love for exploring Germany’s Christmas markets — keeping running tabs on how many mugs of Glühwein and bags of Schmalzkuchen I’ve consumed (too many), challenging myself to visit new markets every year, and taking way too many photographs! This year will be much the same — but in addition to all …
One of the (many) things I love about the German language is how apartment buildings are referred to as “houses”. For a language rich in precision, it’s surprising to me that there really isn’t another word that tries to distinguish a freestanding house from an apartment building (that I’ve ever heard, but correct me if …
The Volvo Tierparklauf is the race that turned into a non-race for me. I originally wanted to train to run a personal 5K record, but then life got in the way and my training was totally sub-par. Then I found out the course had to be changed from a 5K to a 5.6K in order …
We moved to Berlin over two years ago, and the balcony continues to be our favorite place in the apartment. We’re on the 4th floor (or 5th floor, American), so our balcony opens up to the sky with a clear view of the rooftops of Friedrichshain. Even in the middle of all the bustle, it’s a …