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Parents in Germany, Part II

June 16, 2010
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Right, then.  Parents’ European exploration, round two.  I had a hard time deciding what to include, so I’m going with the most replicable activities, for all of you planning to visit Munich in the next few months.  That means that once again a few things are missing.  Like the time spent in my husband’s hometown [...]

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Parents in Germany, Part I

June 2, 2010
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Before my parents hopped on a flight back to the States, I got a sneak peek at my dad’s travel journal.  Journal probably isn’t the right word.  It was actually more like a reeeeally long list.  A brave attempt to keep track of everything they had done in the preceding two weeks.  Every trip, every [...]

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Unpacked & Planted

April 27, 2010
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I know I know I know I was supposed to tell you about the rest of our trip to Italy.  Like, last week.  The thing is, I got distracted with all types of work and home projects, and then, then, two guys showed up with tens of Ikea boxes that would eventually become a storage [...]

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Fasching

February 18, 2010
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On Tuesday, I showed up at home in a bit of a state.  There was powdered sugar on my tights and confetti in my hair.  I had spent the day chasing dancing women and dodging witches.  It was not Mardi Gras, not Carnevale, but Fasching time in Munich (plus Austria, the rest of Bavaria, and [...]

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City and See

February 12, 2010
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I have two longish but thankfully shrinking “to do” lists.  One is called Budapest, and the other Munich.  One is all about connecting:  schedule move-in date, translate driver’s license, learn German, set up bank account, etc.  There are also a lot of implied question marks on this one:  How do I choose a cell phone [...]

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Deutschstunden

February 4, 2010
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As an expat, the first question you ask and get asked is, “Do you speak the language?”  The conversation then follows one of two avenues.  You either discuss your innovative approach to learning said language, or you lay out a laundry list of reasons why you just didn’t bother at all.  Unfortunately (and embarrassingly), in [...]

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On the Autobahn

January 26, 2010
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I used to think the German Autobahn was an idyllic, über-special road located in some remote part of Germany.  In my mind, it was flanked by waving banners and teeming with Mercedes and the odd Lamborghini.  Anyone with me on this?  My understanding was that it was part of the highway system, not the actual [...]

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Moving on, Two Years On

December 15, 2009
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Two things are happening.  First, we are moving to Munich.  Second, it is the 2-year anniversary of the debacle otherwise known as our wedding.  I won’t share that particular story here, though it—in all its disastrous glory—is always a crowd pleaser.  But the marriage/moving combo brings up a lot of familiar feelings.  As I sit [...]

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