Halloween? Nein!

Happy Halloween! I guess. I actually kind of forgot it was Halloween today. Germans don’t really do Halloween. The scariest thing going on at work was the lunch in the cafeteria. I got an email from a co-worker: “Happy Halloween! Are you doing anything for Halloween? Americans are obsessed with it.” To which I thought, […]

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The golden tree

After I got over the initial shock of the sudden cold front on Wednesday (along with the shock that I had been eating pasteurized sauerkraut all week), I had a couple of small victories yesterday. I found a coat that I had completely forgotten about. I love this coat. I found a decent avocado at […]

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T.G.I.F.

It rains a lot here. But with rain comes rainbows, and I’ve already seen two rainbows (that’s two more rainbows than I ever saw in California). I’m not ashamed to admit I turn into a little kid when I see a rainbow. I get so excited and look around to see if anyone else shares […]

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