Some of you might remember that last year I participated in a photo marathon in Berlin, which the organizers describe as: …a competition under extreme circumstances. Within 12 hours participants must put together a series of 24 photos. One city, 12 hours, 24 themes. You can take a look at how I interpreted last year’s …
Normally when there’s a holiday in the U.S., I’m reminded by all my American Twitter and Facebook friends that they’re enjoying a day off, while I’m slaving away here in Europe (I’m only half kidding about the slaving away part). And when I have a day off, which is usually some Christian holiday I’ve barely …
Whenever we discuss what we want to do with our weekends, we joke that we should go to Balconia, the land of our balcony. Although we’ve been working hard the last few months to bring together the last few remaining pieces in our living room (repolstering a Danish-designed teak arm chair from the 1960s, and …
Have you heard? Berlin is going to be hosting WEBMU (Whiney Expat Bloggers Meet-Up) this year! WEBMU has a long history, with meet-ups so far in Bonn (2006), Dresden (2007), Bremen (2008), Munich (2009), Hamburg (2010), and Cologne (2011) – and is a cool chance to hang out with your favorite expat bloggers. I attended in Munich and was one …