I was very curious to see how a night out in Winterhude would compare with a night out in New York. I knew they’d be different (duh). But I was not prepared for where this night took us.
Read MoreSo if you’re looking to ease the transitional pain of your upcoming move to Germany, want to broaden your social circle anywhere in the world, or are just curious about what it’s like to move to a country that still believes in a thing called the fax machine, then this post is for you!
Read MoreEven after 1.5 years in Germany, no matter how many times I run into them, they make me chuckle, bristle, or just stand there asking “WHY?!”
Read MoreI left a seaside paradise to put down roots in a grey and rainy city with a weird language and wonderful bread.
Read MoreNeedless to say, my screen time for the past few weeks has been off the charts, refreshing my apps and websites every 30 minutes. But then something miraculous happened, as I sat in a call box at WeWork on Monday, butchering the German language while arranging a viewing of my 8th apartment in Hamburg.
Read Moreone thing I can say for certain is that this entire apartment hunt abroad has been one comical learning experience, filled with things I never dreamed I’d encounter.
Read MoreI thought I had a decent understanding of general life in Europe. And while I may have been right about a few tiny things, boy was I wrong about SO MANY OTHERS.
Read MoreLet’s go for a virtual dinner date, and let me introduce you to a few of the dishes that are keeping my belly and heart happy, in these quarantine days in Deutschland.
Read MoreIf you know me by now, you know that I’m a planner. I like to nail down dates, times, and schedules, and I start to twitch when things are disorganized. So to suddenly depart for Thailand without much more than a (very large) suitcase and a bottle of SPF 50 was completely out of character for yours truly.
Read MoreBesides the impeccable acting, I immediately fell for the fashion, furniture, and too-cool-for-school style that oozed from my screen in every single episode. And when the credits started to roll, I sighed with the familiar octogenarian thought, “They don’t make ‘em like this anymore.” Well, it turns out they do…
Read MoreLets imagine you're on a whirlwind tour of Europe and/or Germany, and you have 24 hours to be wowed by Hamburg. I assume you should sleep for at least five of those hours, but live your life.
Read MoreWell, I’ll be a lab rat any day, because what person doesn’t need something stronger than water after learning choreography for seven hours straight? Let’s take a peek at some top-notch bars, starting with the bougieist (is that a word? My computer tells me not, but I beg to differ).
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