Nestled in the hills high above the old town of Heidelberg, Germany, Schloss Heidelberg (or “Heidelberg Castle” in English) is the focal point of this medieval town along…
What’s better than beer and wonderful cupcakes for your birthday? I headed with friends to Munich to celebrate my 24th birthday! To be honest, the last (and only)…
25 years! 25 years ago, the Berlin Wall fell (also known as der Mauerfall in German or literally “the wall fall”). Although there had been rising protests in…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been kindly asking (umm, potentially pestering) Margo from Guten Blog Y’all to come to the largest pumpkin festival with me in Germany!…
I must admit, I started writing this over 3 weeks and haven’t had the heart to post it. I figured that the longer I waited to post this,…
A couple of months ago, I published a list of USA/German differences on my blog. You can view that list here. I was initially inspired by this list.…
Berlin is one of my favorite cities in all of Europe. It’s a mixture of old, new, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Prussia history, USSR history, and the modern…
This is now my third time living in Germany for an extended period of time and it is amazing how many differences exist between the United States and…
The Heidelberg Christmas Market has been absolutely wonderful! It is so nice to step outside after class and be right in a Christmas Market (all my classes are in…
I went with Calli and his mother to Münster, which was only a 20-30 minute car ride, and explored the city. I had never been to Münster before…