I live on an American Army base in Germany. I loathe it. What is the fun of living in a foreign country when you are surrounded by other Ame...

We are off exploring Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, and Russia right now. Enjoy this post in my absence. See you back on July 8th when I can tell...

With all the traveling we have done around Europe this past year (12 countries in 10 months) I have learned a couple things. 1 - You can a...

Before moving to Germany my sweet German mother-in-law warned me that things in Europe were not the same as they were in the States. "H...

I recently read a funny article about  How to be a German in 20 easy steps , and I laughed... and I laughed some more. Read  part 2  and  pa...

Before we moved to Germany, I became hooked on the show House Hunters International.  In all the Germany episodes I noticed that it was ofte...

Der Früling  is just around the corner. Who or what is der Früling ? It's the spring! The season, not the creaky things in beds. It has ...

I just returned from the local gas station where we usually fill up. There are very few pay-at-the-pump options in Germany, or even all of E...

Before I moved to Germany, I was warned about the amount of anit-American sentiment there was in Europe. I was told stories by friends how t...

Since I have been here in Germany, I have been asked several times by friends back home, Are Germans Rude? Yes. And no. Does that c...