T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
OK, there, my secret’s out. I am a horrible travel planner. Dreadful. Borderline incompetent. Obsessive, compulsive, indecisive, lazy, whiny, and just plain bad. Hard to believe, given how much traveling I actually do. I should be an old pro at this by now, right? Alas, no. While I love love love the actual traveling part, … Read more
In the future, please remember to turn off your alarm clocks before leaving on vacation. Especially your high-pitched, annoying, beep-beep-beep-beep alarms. Like the one that I’ve been hearing since this morning. Thanks in advance, Jul
While I admit that nearly 8 months in Munich has possibly skewed my perception a bit on such things… doesn’t 2 dl (less than 7 oz) seem a little too small to be considered a ‘beer’? (Note the fork I placed in the photo to the left, so you can appreciate just how ridiculously diminutive … Read more
I know, I know, I have been somewhat neglectful of the blog this week. That will change by next week if not before. I promise. Don’t go away. In the meantime, why not revisit some of my classic Japan posts from the archives? They’re even more fun than ass service and smurf gelato combined…
As a follow-up to my post about how to find a job in Europe, here are some of the specific websites out there that can help with your job search if you’re hoping to end up in Germany. Happy hunting. Xing. In addition to LinkedIn and Plaxo, a popular networking site in Germany in particular … Read more
Cute, isn’t he? Our balcony garden is still amazing and delighting us. In exchange for a little watering now and then, it continues to offer up edible delicacies. The zucchinis are still producing (though slowing down a bit as they outgrow their pots), and tomato season is in full swing. I’ve harvested about 50 so … Read more
I’m guessing that most visitors to this guy’s website don’t actually have pigeon removal in mind…
Oh, that pesky dollar, more and more worthless every day (currently around $1.56 to the euro). I know, I know, I feel your pain – I have earned the wrong currency at several points in my life. At any rate, for those Americans still hoping to enjoy a European vacation this year while exchanging their … Read more
Two short stories for you from my recent trip to the gynecologist in Munich: Story #1: The waiting room was quite full, and the women were getting restless. Glimpsing the crowd, the doctor came out to loosen us up with a joke (here translated by me from the German): “What’s the difference between an Ossi* … Read more
[The tips in this post are aimed at Americans wanting to work in Europe, but most of the information is valid for those of other nationalities, as well.] So you want to get a job in Europe, but you have no idea how to go about such a thing? It might be easier than you … Read more