Yesterday marked three months since my move to Germany. The anniversary helped put things in perspective for me. I’ve been frustrated that I’m not making progress learning German, but when I realize it’s only been 3 months, I feel better. Still, I hate that it’s so tough to have a basic conversation, especially when people […]
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Weekend Musings
What a relaxing Sunday. It started with a Skype call to Brenda in LA. It was 8am my time, 11pm hers. It felt really good to connect to a friend who is coming to visit in 3 short weeks! I got up, put on a pot of tea, made some blueberry bread, put on Anita […]
Homemade with love
What a festival of a weekend. I don’t think I have ever celebrated my birthday so much. And that statement means a lot coming from me. I had a few people over on Friday night. They showed up with a homemade German cheesecake and pear schnapps. After drinks and munchies, we headed down to the […]