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…
The Wildly Ordinary Life 