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I am a 1 and-a-quarter Mom from the US living in Germany. I say "Quarter" Mom because I am not only the mom to a 15-month-old son, but also a Stepmother to an 8 year-old daughter. (The "Quarter" part will be explained at a later time.) My husband is German, which makes us in a cross-cultural relationship, and my stepdaughter is also German. I moved here with ZERO German language skills and did I mention that my stepdaughter only started learning English when I first moved here? But we'll get to language barriers also later. I moved to Germany 2 years ago, and the plan is to stay and raise the children here. So no turning back for this Expat.
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I am a 2 and-a-quarter Mom from the US living in Germany. I am not only the mom to 2 boys, but also a Stepmother to a 9 year-old bonus daughter. (I say "quarter" Mom because I'm not her mother, but I am an adult who loves her very much.) My husband is German, which makes us in a cross-cultural relationship, and my bonus daughter is also German. I moved here with ZERO German language skills… and my bonus daughter only started learning English when I first moved here. But we’ll get to language barriers later. I moved to Germany 3 years ago, and the plan is to stay and raise the children here. So no turning back for this Expat.
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Schlechter Geschmack?
Posted on 29/04/2013
After hanging up the phone Friday morning, Kay asked if I had a “bad taste top” his brother could borrow. This statement left me with more questions than I had answers. Me: What...
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Go-Karting in Germany… Sebastian Vettel, HELP!
Posted on 20/04/2013
Last weekend we had a neighborhood outing. The guys scheduled a private session at a nearby go-kart track (Kart Arena Moenchengladbach). When Kay told me about it, my initial response was,...
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Emergency Situation in Germany
Posted on 26/03/2013
I wrote once about Germany having two emergency phone numbers: 112 and 110 (We Don’t Dial 9-1-1 in Germany). I complained about trying to remember which number to dial in an emergency...
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US Consular Services in Germany – It’s not so...
Posted on 20/03/2013
Most often than not, a trip to the US Consulate can be a pain in the butt especially if you have to drive several miles kilometers to get there. There’s the making an appointment in...
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Online Shopping Ain’t What It Used To Be
Posted on 07/03/2013
Kay jokes that I have ruined outlet shopping for him in Europe because US prices are so much cheaper. I can now safely say that he has ruined online shopping for me in Germany. I used to be...
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Babies in Tights – Spring, Please Arrive Soon!
Posted on 28/02/2013
I seriously hope we’re nearing the end of Strumpfhosen season. Besides the fact that this pale momma needs some sun, I am done with squeezing my son into tights. Yes, boys (babies to...
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Learning the German Language
Posted on 20/02/2013
It wasn’t until I moved to Germany that I was reminded of the fact that as Americans we are cheated of our second language schooling. A minimum two-year requirement in high school...
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An Unexpected Visitor
Posted on 19/02/2013
Everyone deals with being an Expat differently and yet we still have fundamentally the same human emotions. There are lonely days, days of yearning for something or someone from home, days...
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What does IKEA REALLY stand for?
Posted on 13/02/2013
When I first moved to Germany it seemed like the trips to IKEA were never-ending. I think Kay drug me to every IKEA store within Nordrhein Westfalen. I was d-o-n-e DONE with going there. So...
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Madonna, Please forgive me. It was only a typo.
Posted on 09/02/2013
So either, everyone didn’t notice, didn’t read, or didn’t mention the big, whoppin’ error I made in my last post. Well, one new reader did notice and didn’t...
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