If you know me well, you know I thrive on details.The more, the better.Whenever I endeavor to do anything — be it large or small, at home or at work, with strangers or with friends — I gather as many details as I can: in order to inform myself, make good decisions, and prepare myself …
Category: Expat Life
31 Things To Do Before I Turn 32
It is about that time of year again. The time to think about what I want to accomplish, experience, and remember to do before my next birthday. I did a pretty bang-up job of working my way through my 30 Things list, so now that I have settled into a bit of routine in Germany, …
Environmentally Friendly
Germany is well known for its progressive thinking around energy and environmental policy, as proven by a significant number of fellows in my program who came to Germany expressly to study these issues. But what impresses me most are the small ways energy conservation is integrated into everyday life: * At the grocery store, you …
Today
…my head hurts. …it is cloudy and rainy. …I craved coffee at the morning break, but there was none to be found. …we talked about using the passive voice and about something called Zutstandspassiv, which as I far as I can tell is something I already use but didn’t know the name of. Even if …