What’s wrong with Hessen

    What’s wrong with Hessen

    You may have noticed that in general, I try not to be a naysayer. I like to look at life as if the glass is half-full, and think positively so that good things happen. I fully believe that if you focus on the negative all the time, you are only going to produce more...
    Auf Deutsche: What did you just say?

    Auf Deutsche: What did you just say?

    There is no doubt that one of the hardest obstacles to overcome when you decide to move to Germany is the language…assuming you don’t speak German already. Those who speak other languages like Spanish, Italian or French may find the sentence structure...
    Waiting on the electric bill

    Waiting on the electric bill

    She came. The dreaded meter reader. Every January, we sit and wonder just how severe our bill will be for the previous year…and if the monthly payments we made in advance will actually cover what we burnt up in electricity. You see, since we first bought this...
    American expats and our shopping habits

    American expats and our shopping habits

    As you have very likely learned in the last few weeks, we went “home” to Florida for two glorious weeks and spent Christmas over there. I will not even begin to rub it in regarding just how awesome the vacation was (because there will be more posts about...
    Mingling with the locals

    Mingling with the locals

    So you’re here in Germany and you want to find a place where you can really hang out and let loose with the locals. But you’re either apprehensive about the language barrier or you just don’t even know where to go to get yourself started when it...