And Another Thing: More of my Observations From Germany

We have been living here in Western Germany for just over a year now, and I am continuing to take in the similarities and differences from my home country. Many things are similar, like the landscape and weather. Although, the weather here seems a bit milder than my Michigan home, and the landscape is much […]

1 Year Anniversary and No Need for a Vacation Any Time Soon

We have reached the end of July, next week is the 1st of August, and it has officially been one full year since we made the move abroad to Germany!! One full year!!! And it has been an amazing year at that! Last year we sold our tattoo shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We packed […]

A Sunday drive to the Netherlands and The Roermond Designer Outlet

Sunday, we took a short road trip to Roermond, Netherlands. It’s about an hour drive from where we live in Hürth, Germany. Like many other Germans, we often make Sunday trips to the Netherlands to shop. The stores in the Netherlands are allowed to be open for business unlike shops in Germany. The Eastern side […]

Expat or Immigrant?

A simple definition of the word Expat, short for Expatriate, is a person who is living outside of their home/native country. A simple definition of Immigrant, is someone who moves to another country to live permanently. Although, I am often referred to as an Expat by many, even I have referred to myself as an […]

Sugar Sugar

Oh, how I love sweet things. Eis, pies, cakes, candy bars, frou-frou coffees, you name it, I probably love it. But, it doesn’t love me. Well, maybe it does, sort of. It does tend to stick with me so to speak. Like a spare tire around my middle sticking with me. Prior to my move […]

The Balcony Garden is Growing

I am not going to lie, I REALLY MISS having a backyard with a large veggie garden. At my last house, we planted no less than 50 tomato plants each planting season. Several types of squash, beans, eggplants, broccoli, onions, and peppers to name just a few of the plants. People do tend to have […]

I Think I am Allergic to Germany

I am pretty sure that I am allergic to Germany. It all started at the beginning of May, and has continued into June. My eyes turned red, began burning, itching and watering. My throat became so itchy and scratchy. I started to sneeze constantly, and have been sneezing all day and into the night. And […]

A Sunday Hike at Maria Laach

This past Sunday, we spent the afternoon hiking around a lake in the Eifel area of Germany. The area is hilly and very green. It’s just beautiful to drive through. It’s also an area that was created by volcanic activity. This lake was created when a volcano cone collapsed well over 10, 000 years ago. […]

Drinks with Friends

I miss being able to go have drinks with friends. There, I said it. I miss those cups of coffee or tea with hours of conversation, and I really miss those multiple martinis during Happy Hour after work. I have been living in Germany for 9 months. 9 fun filled months of seeing new […]

Hallo Burbach!

We spend last Sunday afternoon with my In laws, as we often do. We had another wonderful meal, plenty of wine, a perfect, sunny afternoon. We also had good conversation. My husband, Dirk, translates for me so that I can be a part of the conversation too. I can follow some of it on my […]