I try not to talk too much about politics here. Not because I don’t feel strongly — because you better believe I do (Obama!) — but because we let politics divide us too deeply and we let our political beliefs alienate ourselves from one another. I am lucky enough to have a career that lets …
Alright, enough time has passed that I can start updating my 31 Things list. Ready? 4. Read a novel in German. Okay, so I haven’t exactly started on this goal yet. But. I have two awesome German books that I am looking forward to starting (as soon as I can get in the mindset that …
So, after my first official week of living in Hamburg, here is what I have to say: * I still kind of feel like I am borrowing someone else’s life. Maybe that has a little to do with the fact that I did not take any time to settle in before I started work.Meaning that …
My feet are aching from tromping around the Reichstag, where Germany’s Parliament (Bundestag) is housed. We spent the day there talking with members of all the different political parties (there are currently five which hold seats in the Parliament) and sitting in on the Parliament in session. It was definitely worth the aching feet. What …