German is known for its long words, partially because it builds new words by placing a number of old words together. To date, selbstverantwortlichkeitsprinzip is the longest word I have run into in my day-to-day life, literally meaning “the principle of self-responsibility.” But no, I still can’t use it in a sentence. When I Googled …
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 …
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, …
…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 …