One of the best things about living in Germany is getting to visit small towns that you might not get to on a shorter trip, and seeing what makes them unique. Erin and I have been to beautiful Konstanz twice now (in October and December), so I thought I’d highlight it.
This post is a little late, but I thought I’d share our recent New Year’s Eve experience in Freiburg, Germany. We went to Schlossburg, a hill that overlooks the city, to celebrate. Here is a list of the differences between New Year’s Eve in the US and New Year’s Eve in Germany, as I experienced…
Of the 6 million Jews that were killed during the Holocaust, between 300 and 350 of them were from Freiburg.* *I haven’t found an exact number of deaths of Freiburg Jews, but there were 350 Jewish citizens who were arrested and deported to Camp Gurs, an internment camp in southwest France. Camp Gurs was, at…
The holidays are truly an awesome time to be in Europe. It has everything you could ever want, from cold weather (Florida girl here!), to miles of lights decorating the city’s buildings and streets, to Christmas Markets! The only thing missing was my family, but we were lucky enough to have Brian’s family come visit…
Sometimes, Brian and I have to pinch ourselves because of how lucky we are. Just 4 days after getting back from an amazing Thanksgiving in London, we were setting off via train to Paris to visit my uncle and aunt from Maryland! Side note: fast trains are mind blowing. We topped out at 315 km/hour…
We really should stop disappearing for weeks on end, don’t you think? I call it the “Instant Social Media Syndrome,” in which we post pictures and updates on Facebook and Instagram and think that everyone can see them. I forget there’s a world out there where Facebook doesn’t occupy multiple hours per day – it…
One of the reasons that Erin and I chose to come to Germany was that the process to get a Visa is relatively straightforward. I’m not saying it’s easy, just that the rules are defined a little better than in some other countries. So, are you trying to figure out how you can get a…
When Erin and I originally planned our time in Germany, we decided our first apartment here would be a short-term sublease. The reasons for this were, 1) we wouldn’t have to purchase any furniture, and 2) we wouldn’t be stuck with a long-term contract. Both of these would be important in the event that we…
Our apologies for disappearing for so long! We know you’ve just been waiting with bated breath for our return. We moved about 4 weeks ago and just got Wifi installed 2 days ago, so we’ve been living in the dark ages for nearly a month (egad!) This post is mostly to fill you all in…
Opening a bank account turned out to be one of the simpler steps toward receiving our visa, once we got to the right bank. Things that did not get us a bank account: Going to Sparkasse. When we asked the woman at the counter if we could open an account, she just said, “no.” And…
The Wildly Ordinary Life 