I really do want to take you on a complete tour of our home, I promise, but it’s kind of a wreck. You wouldn’t enjoy it. There is no furniture, our living room is just our recycling center with piles of cardboard and bubble wrap. But we do have some cute corners and consistently-tidy areas. […]
This weekend I died and went to Flea Market Heaven. I am lucky enough to have already made a friend here. She is an older woman named Indgrid, and we got connected with her during the first week we arrived in Amberg. There was a woman staying in our hotel who spoke English, and through […]
Yes, I am rather backlogged on things I want to share with you. First, we’ll talk about Munich.Three weekends ago, we planned a rather last-minute trip to Munich. We found a European version of Hotwire and locked in a great price on a “top secret” hotel near the English Garden. It turned out to be […]
It’s the “First Day of School” Post. Somebody is very excited. Ever since we arrived, we’ve all sort of been waiting for that magical moment when Amelia would start going to school. She does so well with lots of variety in her days, and plenty of social interaction. I do so well with solitude and […]
Between Then and Now…. It’s been a few weeks since I wrote a real update, and it really feels like months. So much has happened! I will list here some occurrences of note, so I feel like I’ve caught you up. – We moved into our apartment! I have a whole blog post about that […]
Real Housekeeping –Kitchen Floors–Step 1. Thoroughly sweep tiled kitchen floor. Twice.Step 2. Spray floor with light layer of cleaning spray.Step 3. Apparently inflict cruel and unusual punishment on your four year old by asking her to “go around, not through” the kitchen for the next half hour.Step 4. Fill bucket with hot water, and mop […]
About the food… We are in a unique position to really find out what food is like here, since we have no kitchen and must eat almost all of our meals out. It has been very hard to find a bad meal here! We eventually did at an Italian place, but I suppose it’s our […]
Getting Set Up… and a Tale of a Very Frustrated Shopper. So, we have been here for almost a week now, and have one week left of being able to stay in the hotel. We are very very excited to move into our place, and are fortunate enough to already have bought our washer, dryer […]
First Impressions… Well, first of all, it is SUPER HOT here right now. Apparently, this is unusual. Also, Germans don’t seem to believe in air conditioning at all, but they do seem to be firm believers in cooling from the inside out– “eis cafes” are packed out, people everywhere digging into huge gelatos and ice […]
Leaving Portland… Well, this time next week we’ll be on the airplane, starting our Big Adventure. There has been so much to do, of course, and I am just waiting for the moment when we are at the airport and there is nothing left to take care of. Our house has that empty sound, everything […]
