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Zucchini and apples from the Odenwald! (and cell phone for size) Today started out like a normal Monday. Wiping the weekend sleep from my eyes, not wanting to put my book back in my bag when the train stopped at work, going through the leftover to-dos on last week’s list. Then my co-worker showed up […]

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Mein Geburtstag

Well, it’s my birthday. I love birthdays. Germans love birthdays. So far, it’s been great! Things I’m learnging about German birthday celebrations: Everyone hugs you. Which is odd because every other day they are so impersonal. Literally, someone walked across the cafeteria to give me a hug. I’ve started going in for a hug right […]

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Champs!

I was going to post about my day at Ikea on Saturday and furniture building on Sunday morning, but I thought I’d post something a little more interesting. What a #spiritsunday for Germany! You could feel the excitement in the air over the weekend as Sunday night and the big game drew closer. Flags were […]

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