Last weekend in Berlin we made our way to two different Christmas Markets — the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt at the KulturBrauerei and the Nostalgischer Weihnachtsmarkt near the opera house on Unter den Linden. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me when we visited the Lucia Weihnachtsmarkt, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. …
Last November I spent Thanksgiving eating pizza and assembling Ikea furniture, and that was okay. I consoled myself with the thought that I would at least be home in Seattle for Christmas. But knowing that this year I wouldn’t be home for either holiday, I felt like I needed to do something, even if it …
Good news, folks! The German government has decided that I’m allowed to stay in their country for another half a year. This buys me some time to finish my current research project and set myself up for a longer stay in Deutschland. What a relief. It always kills me to have that visa extension stuff …
It’s been a good long while since my last meme, so I let myself be inspired by this one about expat life over at Letters Home. If you’re living in an adopted country too, feel free to join in and drop a link in the comments. How long have you lived away from your home …