For those of you who have been keeping track, this week marked five years since I moved to Germany. I’m not feeling quite as introspective as I was last year, but it still seems fitting to acknowledge the passage of time. Life is as busy as ever, but I’m looking towards the future and Germany …
Category: Expat Life
Expat Life | Führerschein!
For more than a decade I’ve lived in cities with comprehensive public transportation systems — New York, Hamburg, Berlin — and I must admit, I’ve barely driven at all in that time. That’s certainly one of the reasons why, for the last five years, I’ve procrastinated on the bureaucratic process of exchanging my American driver’s …
Frohe Festtage!
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are already upon us! Since we’re not traveling far for our celebrations, I was expecting to have more time to let everything sink in and really embrace the season. But here it is, Christmas Eve, and I’m only kind of in the holiday spirit. Maybe I need to …
Hannover’s Christmas Markets
As promised, I have a few photos to share with you from this season’s first visit to the Weihnachtsmärkte. We happened to be in Hannover this past weekend for a family birthday celebration, and took advantage of our free Sunday afternoon to explore some of the markets within walking distance of the main train station. …