Confessions of a Wandering Gypsy Princess

The dream of every Swabian is to own a house. If you doubt me I would invite you to relieve my class where we finished a chapter on vacations and travel. For a complete review (as in flights, housing, reservations, food, tours, transportation, you name it) I told each student they had just [...]

Hee hee, I laugh to hide my tears. For more awesome PhD comics you can head over to the source of the mayhem (and where I spent way too much time during my Masters) here: http://www.phdcomics.com

So despite threatening for a very long time to put a new Young Germany blog entry up, I have finally done so thanks to the horrendous amount of time spent on trains going to and from (literally) the middle of Germany for a job.  Autobahn adventure is finally up, and proves that long train rides [...]

So I have been asked and I have said yes, I get to be a bridesmaid on a beach in Cuba sometime in 2008.  Given that my brother is marrying a teacher, chances are its going to be sometime in April, or whenever Easter break is that year.  Being the overbearing sister that I am, [...]

Forget term life insurance.  I want freaking train insurance!!!  After going out to Kulmbach on the train yesterday, I was trapped due to the strike.  Even my back up plan of taking the posted shared car rides failed, as everyone else had the exact same idea.  I couldn’t believe it.  But everything happens for a [...]

I had forgotten how much I loved shoes. This was only a brief slip in my sanity, no worries. But arriving in Germany and having to wait 2 months to get a job that pays, and living with a Swabian, meant that the extras of life slipped down my list of needs. [...]

Liana sent me this link today, and it is soooooooo true. ;-P I even debated paying 22 Euros at the hotel I was at last week to spend 30 minutes on the internet before bed! (You have to pay per day for your connection, but I arrived at 12 am, and left [...]

You may find it strange that a 28 year old woman with no children of her own, and only a 17 month old niece as her regular contact to the trends of youth would know exactly who Hannah Montana is, and more importantly, actually know about the Hannah Montana tour.  Yet I do know all [...]

This is so evil, and deserves dropkicks to the throat.  Well the world in general needs dropkicks to the throat.  I would love to pass these dropkicks on, but I merely do not have the energy.  So here are some well aimed punches, which hopefully some of you will read.
Just A Girl In Short Shorts [...]

I have 3 weeks till beach vacation!!! The joy this fills me with is almost indescribable. It is true I am working too much, I have taken on the workaholic nature of Patrick. Though I love my privates, and most of my school courses, there are a couple that really drive me [...]

So parallel universes exist.  I wonder in which universe I am having the most fun.  Whee hooo.

Ok so I still cant embed videos direct from YouTube. This makes me sad, but apparently you need the version that wordpress sells as opposed to allows you to have for free. In which case I say follow the link people, because it is worth it!
Dylan Moran on Germany. I have spent [...]

It never ceases to awe me how people are able to switch from language to language. Some people are quite lucky and were born with parents who did not share the same mother tongue. If their parents were diligent about it when they were younger then they grew up with two [...]

But I guess all this time spent working is not so bad considering that the cold harsh winds of winter have descended upon southern Germany.  GAAAAA its cold!!  So so so cold it makes me want to cry.  Last night I went out for super and I almost turned around and slunk straight back into [...]

I really hope it is a little more fun than what I am doing.  I worked like the sick little masochist I seem to have become.  I never worked more than I had to.  I don’t particularly like work, my ideal job is being paid to sleep in, and test chocolate, wine and fine restaurants [...]

So now I know what a locked versus an unlocked phone is.  An unlocked phone (mobile, handy, whatever!)  is a cell phone that can be used with various carriers worldwide. Or that an unlocked cellphone can be used in more than one country with more than one carrier.  So I guess I got me an [...]

I spent Wednesday night traveling and then crashing at a hotel, and all day yesterday teaching, and then back on the train today.  I am glad I only have two lessons today!  However despite telling one of my schools my Thursday is not available they keep calling me to book me.  At this [...]

Of particular interest for you Alix! As well as any and all of my readers who love anime. Which I know you exist. How could you not after my Thursday 13 on 13 reasons why Naruto rocks?? Fanamie Friday is a regular feature on nanashi-inc.net’s blog, and it covers [...]