Girl in Geilenkirchen
Germany is my new home and Girl in Geilenkirchen is an account of my experiences settling into a new country. It's everything you would expect, including humorous anecdotes about language barriers, interesting photos from European travels, and the travails of learning to navigate daily life in unfamiliar territories.
tags: Beer, Bicycling, Festivals, Food, Travel
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Au Revoir, Paris
Posted on 27/04/2013
Our second day in Paris was Easter Sunday. The crowds were unimaginable. We walked along the Champs-Elysees along with hundreds of other tourists. Then we made our way to the Louvre. We...
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First Day in Paris
Posted on 16/04/2013
We just returned from a whirlwind tour of Paris! It was my first time in "The City of Light" and it was amazing. Our last-minute plans put us in a budget hotel, the Adagio Access...
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Some Bubbly in Reims, France
Posted on 09/04/2013
Pommery Champagne HouseWe took advantage of the long Easter weekend by driving to Paris! We made a pit-stop in Reims, in the Champagne region. It was a nice way to break up the drive and...
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Polo in the Vrijthof
Posted on 27/03/2013
As you can imagine from my last entry about TEFAF, Maastricht has earned a well-deserved reputation for being a little hoity-toity. A friend who lives in Maastricht just moved to a...
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TEFAF Time in Maastricht
Posted on 19/03/2013
I love Maastricht. We're very fortunate to be so close to such a cosmopolitan city. It has everything: a thriving university, bustling squares, amazing restaurants, and some of the...
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Heavenly Heidelberg
Posted on 12/03/2013
Well, it's snowing here AGAIN! I feel like this is the never-ending winter. Just a few days ago I was outside enjoying the sunshine and warmth and today it's frigid and sunless....
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Neighborly Love
Posted on 01/03/2013
I think it's pretty obvious by now how much I despise the never-ending German winter. Today has been (predictably) gloomy, rainy, and cold but not without its bright spot.Our sidewalk...
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Hey Y'all-- from Charleston, South Carolina
Posted on 26/02/2013
I love all of the travel opportunities available here in Europe but there are also still many places I haven't been to in America. Charleston, South Carolina has been on my To-See list...
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Missing America
Posted on 21/02/2013
I've been back in the good ol' USA for the past two weeks. It was certainly a nice reprieve from the long, German winter.This was my second time going home in the almost...
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Arrivederci, Milano!
Posted on 23/01/2013
Milanese BreakfastThe streets of Milan were quiet and deserted on New Year's morning. Our luck ran out with the pleasant weather on New Year's Eve and it was foggy and rainy with...
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