It’s hard to believe that this week marks my sixth Germanniversary. Six years is the exact same amount of time that I lived in New York. It broke my heart to leave the city behind, but I was really ready for new adventures. It feels like a lifetime ago that I arrived in Bonn, before eventually making my way to Hamburg. …
A lot of my mental energy this week has been absorbed by having to renew my visa here in Germany. I let myself get worked up by all the paperwork and organization required, convinced that I will forget something totally vital. But there’s absolutely no reason for the worry because all of my experiences with Germany’s Ausländerbehörden …
It’s not often that I use the word herrlich to describe the weather in northern Germany, but yesterday it was truly glorious. Sure, the clouds and some sprinkles rolled in by early evening, but the temperatures stayed warm and pleasant. I ran through the Bürgerpark in the early afternoon and the sunny skies made me almost burst with joy …
When you’re in the final phases of writing your doctoral dissertation, it’s pretty easy to become totally absorbed in your own work and lose perspective on everything else. These past few months, all of my energy has really been focused on finishing my PhD. Sure, I use running as an emotional and physical outlet, but …