I made a little trip to Cologne today. According to Wikipedia, it is the fourth largest city in Germany, as well as one of the oldest, founded by the Romans in 38 A.D. Cologne is actually called Köln in German (you can click here to hear it pronounced), but I will use the English name …
Well folks, I now have a German cell phone and bank account, with no small thanks to mein Schatz, who has been helping me understand the systems. A few of my boxes have arrived, one directly to the apartment and a couple that have to be picked up at the post office. Just in time …
On past trips to Germany, I never had the time to indulge my jet lag. But today, I slept until after 1pm. It could also be the overnight flight, the overabundance of stress or the late nights of packing over the past week. Which is why I let myself sleep for 14 hours without feeling …
New York is a place of extremes, which makes it both wonderful and terrible all at the same time. The beauty of the city is that you can’t have one without the other; it is all or nothing. I have really loved the six years of my life devoted to this place, have made it …