One of the most terrifying experiences of my life happened last weekend. You know how I’ve been hoping and wishing and praying for snow? Well we went to visit the grandparents down South and they had a LOT of snow. Not the puny 3-4 inches we had at home. I’m talking more like a foot. […]

Here in Germany, Stefan and I have judged many a restaurant based on their schnitzel. If they can’t make that well, then there’s no reason to bother with most of their other food either. Schnitzel can actually be prepared many different ways but Wiener is the basic style which pretty much every restaurant in Germany […]

I’ve been doing the BodyRock Beginner’s workout for about a week now. If you missed the workout routine post, go back here to find it. Although I’m already yearning to move on to more advanced workouts, I’m going to stick with this one at least one more solid week. I didn’t get up to work […]

It all started with a simple email in my inbox: “Irregular Credit Card Activity.” Great. Not because I was fearful that someone had gotten our information or anything like that. It was more an issue of life as an expat. You see, sometimes things are just not as easy as one would like. This credit […]

Unless you’ve been living in a closet with no access to Internet or TV, you’ve probably heard of Tim Ferriss and his book The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman. It’s the successor to The 4-Hour Workweek and I have to admit that Tim Ferriss may just be […]