Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, last weekend was the Expat Bloggers Meet-Up (WEBMU) 2009 in Munich! It was just the excuse we needed to make that trip to Munich we’ve been talking about. We also decided to add in a stay with some old friends of mein Schatz plus a visit with …
Way back in February, I first mentioned the Expat Bloggers in Germany meet-up and how I was determined to go. And now it’s here! This weekend I’ll be touring around Munich with a bunch of people I’ve only over met through their blogs, including Lucid in Deutschland, This Non-American Life, Jeweled Concrete, Heidelbergerin and more. …
When I settled into Hamburg this past Fall, I sought out expat blogs in Germany just like I sought out my favorite markets, routes to work, and routines of daily life. Plugging into a community of other expatriates – whether it be the network of research fellows in my program, the other students in my …
The other day, my sister (over at Something Cheeky) was thoughtful enough to honor me with the “I Love Your Blog” award. If she hadn’t honored me first, I definitely would have crowned her with this award too, because it has been wonderful to read her blog and feel so close, even though we are …