German
The Good The Bad & The Ugly?
I just wanted that title, as at the moment I am in one of the better moods I have been in in absolute months. Plus I think it kind’ve matches a link I wanted to pass on for acne treatment. After 2 weeks of having every lesson canceled due to winter returning to Germany, I … Continue reading
Car Renting In Germany
So the trip this long weekend was awesome and the break was needed! (which did not impress Oma at all. When she found out that I was renting a car with a friend for the full 4 days, and even worse – that Patrick was not invited, I was told that if the Easter bunny … Continue reading
In Case You Missed It
I stuck this up over at Sticky Apples, but in case you missed it over there (or you just don’t bother to venture over) Patrick is uploading the pictures from his presentation, and the intro is up. From his cursing I think there are some problems with uploading the entire trip. But at least I … Continue reading
More Good News!
It is looking like my gypsy nature is not going to have to rest until May when my parents come after all! Myself and Caroline have decided to do a girls road trip over Easter ! We are going to rent a car and drive to France and back. I love Germany! And then in … Continue reading
Baby Brother Gets A Package, Big Sissy A Discount!
I finally ventured forth this week to mail off packages that were due, ooo uhhmm, months ago! The thing is, and I dont fully understand why, but I am completely unable to get my ass into a post office. I think it must be the crushing feeling I leave with. Dear post office; EMAIL IS … Continue reading
Dropkicks To This Insanity!!
Ok, enough is enough, the insanity involved in trying to get my German motorcycle license has reached the point where I think I feel a migraine coming on. For those who dont know, I first started to try this last MAY when I arrived and began to settle in. The problem is that though a … Continue reading
Spring Flowers
I kid you not. This weekend the temperature hovered between 15 and 17 degrees Celsius. There are flowers blooming in all the front yards and along the streets. These little flowers are called snowbells apparently, and are the first flowers each spring. But in February??? We even had a BBQ today. Which was sheer bliss. … Continue reading
Why I Changed My Hair
I wrote this on my friend’s mother’s wall to her shock over why I dyed my hair. I think its fine to repeat over her to sum it up. hahahaha, I was left alone for a week and got bored. When I went to Madrid everyone had great hair so I decided to change it, … Continue reading
Back Home!
I am back, happy and exhausted! I’m putting my pics up on Flickr and then I will put some up over here, and undoubtedly some will be my Wordless Wednesdays over at Sticky Apple Kisses. Now there are no more big plans until April when my parents come to visit. Until then I need to … Continue reading
Germans Have Insurance For Everything
As insurance is a big discussion in the apartment at the moment (trying to get one that qualifies me for a work permit as that is often the biggest factor in having your work permit rejected, and the one I have now expires soon), I found out that Germans have insurance for EVERYTHING. Ok … Continue reading
This Is My Baby
If you read my postings over at Sticky Apple Kisses.com you know that we have an old DDR Simson Schwalbe in the restoration process at the moment. I should be ready to own the roads of Stuttgart sometime the middle of February. Or a little after (I am in Madrid from Feb. 8th – 10th, … Continue reading
Productive Saturday
In what is probably rock hard proof I have spent too much time in Germany, I now decide how good my weekend is (was) based on how productive it was. At any time any one of my friends is welcome to come here and drag me kicking and screaming anywhere that involves lots of booze … Continue reading
Home On Saturday Night
Today was a full, yet exhausting day. We hit the motorcycle convention (and came away still thinking the F650), went to see Oma (in hospital and doing fine after an operation) had supper, and went to go see a German film that translates into No Ears Rabbit. Its suppose to be a romantic comedy, but … Continue reading
So Cute
So I walk into mega corporate coffee chain for my daily fix. its my weakness I know, for New Years Im thinking about cutting it out. Anyway Im coming straight from lessons at the bank so Im in a dress and nylons. Im waiting for my coffee when I feel something patting and rubbing my … Continue reading
Busy Bee Girlie
1 week to Christmas! I can’t believe it. Well I have already had my family Christmas. But next week we head to Patrick’s family for my second Christmas in Switzerland (and for that matter my second Christmas this year). It seems too crazy that this time last year I was in German class with … Continue reading
Oma Does Not Approve
Hee hee hee, before the movie we stopped by Oma’s for supper. I love Oma food. It is almost as good as going home and getting fed. This is the only country I have lived in outside of Canada where I have a regular place to show up, pig out, and be thanked for my … Continue reading
Off To The Golden Compass
We have just reserved our seats (the brilliant part about Europe, at first I fought it, I always believed first come first served on the seats!) However in Germany, and most European countries, you get to reserve your seat before the movie starts, be it at 3 in the afternoon. You just call up and … Continue reading
Jenny Craig, Betty Ford & Misadventures in Border Crossings
So I am back in cold cold Germany. My students all insist that it is not THAT cold. However I just got back from the beach. It is freaking cold. Cold and panic inducing. Where is my buffet full of magical foods with dishes I do not have to clean. Where are my 10 am … Continue reading