Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Dec 20th, 2006 3 Comments »
I’ve decided Jim and I need to lead a more glamorous life. Sure, we’ve got the whole international living thing going for us, and it’s true that we’ve vacationed in some of the hot spots a-list couples go to get away from it all. Still, something’s missing.
There’s the obvious absence of an entourage […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Retail Therapy on Dec 20th, 2006 9 Comments »
He’d bring me lots of americanized stuff that I’ve been missing, like:
~ snack & sandwich sized ziploc bags
~ banana nut crunch cereal
~ ibc root beer - lots
~ slingbox software complete with american ‘host’ family
~ several large boxes of wheat thins
~ a quart of homemade salsa from Chuy’s restaurant in Austin, Texas
~ a couple of bottles […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Dec 20th, 2006 No Comments »
The other day I finished a re-reading of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five (schlachthof-fünf). I remember the first time through thinking Vonnegut’s writing style was a bit jarring, but appreciating the sweeping symbolism of the story. I also liked the theory that we all lived forever. That no matter how dead we may seem […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Dec 19th, 2006 1 Comment »
Almost a year later and I’ve finally made peace with celsius. I’m no longer feeling the urge to translate the temperature into fahrenheit in order to have it make some sort of sense to me. I just know intuitively that I’m happiest when it’s around 10 degrees, below 5 requires a jacket, and […]
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany, Wanderlust on Dec 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
Had a great visit with Blythe of The Blythe Spirit… my first expat meeting of the minds. I was actually nervous about what it would be like to sit down with a virtual stranger I’d met on the internet, but it turns out my fears were unjustified. We found lots to talk about […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts on Dec 18th, 2006 2 Comments »
It’s been months since my last bout of insomnia. I’ve been eternally grateful, too, since it results in feeling tired and grumpy pretty much 24/7. But it became clear sometime around 3:00 a.m. this morning that my grace period was at an end. Rather than fight it I decided to learn more […]
Posted in Wanderlust on Dec 15th, 2006 1 Comment »
We’re off to Nürnberg in search of a little christmas cheer. Here’s hoping everyone has a great weekend…
Seacrest out.
Posted in Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Dec 14th, 2006 4 Comments »
As we approach the ten month mark in germany I feel I’ve adjusted well and the deutsch way is my way for the most part. One big exception to this rule, however, is door opening. In germany doors open the opposite way of those in america. This throws me more than the […]
Posted in Same Shit, Different Day on Dec 14th, 2006 5 Comments »
In the past three days eurotrippen has received 147 spammed comments. Thankfully I’ve got great software for weeding it all out and don’t have to spend time clicking ‘delete’ repeatedly. Which is a good thing, because if I did I’d be closing shop out of sheer frustration. Still, what are these parasites […]
Posted in Deep Thoughts, Expat Antics: Life in Germany on Dec 13th, 2006 2 Comments »
I’ve been running myself ragged trying to ensure this christmas lives up to… no… surpasses all others christmases experienced by the girls. I guess my worst nightmare is to have one of them look at me christmas morning (the pinnacle of all kiddom) and say “christmas in america was better” or “It just doesn’t […]
Former supermodel turned brain surgeon leaves behind successful career in America to try her hand at hausfraudom in the lovely Saxon city of Dresden, Germany.
Some days are good, some are bad... all are opportunities to learn & grow.
With my sunny disposition and can-do attitude, what could possibly go wrong?
None
The Big Sleep & Other Novels by Raymond Chandler