Springerle cookies My friend made me springerle cookies last night. Of course I had to look up their history. Germanic pagan tribes used to sacrifice animals to the gods in winter as an offering to get an early spring Wait, is this a thing? Cause if it is, I’m going to the market and stocking […]
German culture
The spookiest week
A couple of costumes from Halloweens past. As a reminder, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It’s also not that big in Germany. All day today, I played the usual game I play on Halloween: costume or real outfit? I learned this game works even better in Germany than it does in the US. […]
Insurance
One of the most-asked questions I get is, “how’s the health insurance in Germany?” On a related note, when did we all become so boring that health insurance is actually a legitimate topic of conversation? I reply with a shoulder shrug and comment that it seems about the same as in the US. I pay […]