T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
I DID host a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people, and it was wonderful. I DID NOT make a turkey. The lovely and multi-talented Headbang8 and Kim tackled that task. Everyone was quite impressed with the outcome. I hear the job involved sawing off necks (alas, no photos of that). I DID make a couple pumpkin … Read more
I can’t remember the last time I observed the 4th of July, but who can resist a BBQ by the river with friends? The banks of the Isar River are extremely popular in the summer, especially in the area near the Tierpark. There were multiple groups of Americans out celebrating their independence here yesterday, and … Read more
While Germany was busy swooning over our new president, we were out enjoying Germany. We squeezed in one last sledding trip with the Rendenii (which is where we spotted this guy); rang in the beginning of asparagus season in a beer garden on the lake; and then got the balcony garden started.
Hey Jul: I see that you have lived in some of the most difficult countries in Europe to obtain citizenship (Switzerland and Germany). Are you planning on making your stay permanent or are you planning on coming back States side? – TomD I really don’t know if we’ll ever move back to the US. We … Read more
Oh happy day! While I decided against attending the Munich Inaugural Ball, I definitely felt the need to celebrate yesterday. So I threw a little party of my own, and soaked up the inauguration with some American and European friends. Obama’s swearing-in was at 6:00 pm our time, perfect for some champagne prosecco toasting. We … Read more
Over the years, I’ve been to every type of expat Thanksgiving imaginable. The potluck with other expats. The ‘American’ restaurant. The Italian-restaurant-tries-to-make-turkey. The expat housewife extravaganza. The potluck-with-mostly-Europeans-who-bring-shit-like-cole-slaw. But never did I expect to see the day where I’d spend Thanksgiving at the Hard Rock Cafe. The venue was chosen because of its promises of … Read more
Another first for me today: I took the first subway of the morning home, at around 4am. We got home in plenty of time to watch CNN call the election for Obama at 5am. I knew it was coming, but still I was surprised how emotional it made me to actually hear it. I barely … Read more
A funny thing happened to me today. For the first time in eight years of living in Europe, I walked around wishing that everyone around me knew I was American. Thank you America. Well done. * The title is in reference to this fab video
It‘s almost 3am here in Old Europe, and CNN (our main source of news) just called Pennsylvania for Obama. Can I go home to bed now?
I was starting to think election day would never come. If you need me, I’ll be here flipping between N24, N-TV, and CNN. And this evening, I’ll be here, partying with Democrats Abroad Munich. Hopefully we’ll get some meaningful news starting around 1am (and hopefully I’ll still be away by then). Have you voted yet? … Read more