Germany

TOURING GUATEMALA: Night Bus to Flores, I’m an RPCV and I’ll cry if I want to

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 First Person ForeignBeauty

NIGHT BUS TO FLORES: When Amanda and I left on the night bus, we grabbed some street beans “amoebeans” we called them, and myself with chao mein on styrofoam plates. Local AF. I couldn’t believe[…]

Home is Where Your Bag Is, But Really? Where Is It? | Hamburg-Nord

December 20, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

I’ve just been traveling to cities still on my list this December. I went to Edinburgh, Istanbul, Izmir and Athens/Santorini. To say that I am happier in this moment than I have been in years[…]

My Dad’s Note About His Will | Churches in Dresden

November 24, 2015May 15, 2016 First Person ForeignEuroTrip 2

To the Believer: So I’m in Dresden and it’s a beautiful city and the buildings are old and glorious in their own right and really it’s the layout that’s so perfect. The epic buildings are[…]

Old Darkness That Germany Revisited | Hamburg

November 24, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

November 15, 2015 1:45am Altona, Hamburg I remember the darkness setting in in Seattle and I am being reminded of that time now. It becomes haunting, chilling, when the sun appears for only willful spurts[…]

Mystery Joy | Exploring Hamburg

November 9, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBeauty

Today this weird clanging woke me up. Even though I woke up at 9am, I laid in bed (cardinal error) and slipped back into a doze. So I awoke (again) to this sound at 1pm[…]

Adjusting and Applying, The Not-so-New-Normal | Harvestehude, Germany

November 7, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBlank Slate

October 27, 2015: There’s a slowing of the wheels in the mind when you’ve been in a place for 2 weeks. I’ve only been here for 12 days and while, to be honest, I’ve been[…]

Should I Stay or Should I Roam Now? | Hamburg, Germany

October 28, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

The Interview: I sat across a coral-lipped bilingual Brit, who was born in Germany, wearing high-waisted pinstripe “trousers” with a coiffure like Selma Blair’s. I’ll never be cool. I was meeting with her to get[…]

Ordering with Hand Gestures and Basic English | Hamburg, Germany

October 27, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignCultural Difference

On The Way to Coffee. This is How Transactions Go: Server: Bitte Schön! Me: Hi, Cappucino Please? Server: Cappucino. klein oder groß? Me: (gesturing) Big Server: (Gesturing back) Groß. (I nod). Mit Kakao? Me: Yes please.[…]

An Old Friend, A New Shower Head | Hamburg-Nord, Germany

October 27, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignBeauty

But Today the Sun Shone So Bright I Needed Sunglasses. I’m at the mercy of my host, Thomas, who is letting me stay for free (in his bedroom) as he slumbers on the couch. He[…]

The First Week of my Euro-Return | Hamburg, Germany

October 27, 2015April 18, 2016 First Person ForeignGermany

Current Speed 12 Days In There’s a slowing of the wheels in the mind when you’ve been in a place for 2 weeks. I’ve only been here for 12 days and while, to be honest,[…]