(Grandma and Grannie Annie – the title of this blog just means “where we work out.”) 🙂 As many of you know, Brian and I are kind of workout fiends. By “kind of workout fiends,” what I really mean is that I probably owe many of you an apology for the daily Facebook reminder that…
This past weekend, we took a day trip to Strasbourg, France with Brian’s dad! Here are our shots!
Just over a year ago, in anticipation of possibly moving abroad at some point, Brian and I enrolled in and completed a 120-hour online TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) course. From the get go, we knew that our best chance at getting a job overseas was going to be as an English teacher.…
Now that we’ve been in Germany for two weeks, I thought it’d be interesting to post some of my initial observations and reactions to my new country. – Just about everyone speaks English. People always start a conversation in German, but once they hear our accents and attempts at German, they generally switch to English…
Martinstor – one of Freiburg’s two city gates. Forgive the poor placement of the woman dragging her child in the foreground. Brian getting ready to enjoy a local beer – Freiburger. Surprisingly, it tastes just like all of the other pilsners we’ve had so far. The Dreisam River right behind our apartment building. I could…
That’s what Brian said to me about 3 weeks before our big move as I planned out what I’d pack in my suitcases – one of them big enough to actually hold me inside while zipped. “Yes, of course,” I replied, shaking my head at him like he was an alien. Well, as I sit…
Hallo, everyone! (No, that’s not a typo – we’re practicing our German!) We’re excited you’re here with us, reading about our “wildly ordinary” adventures in Germany. We plan to share everything from our daily lives to our German classes, from traveling to trying to get our Visas! If you’re a new friend or reader, here’s…
The Wildly Ordinary Life 