When people find out I’m from California, they sometimes assume I live in Munich under duress or out of some kind of obligation (z.B. I’m a trailing spouse). I love California. I’m a third generation Californian and the place is in my bones. As far as I’m concerned it is the best state and the…
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Let’s talk trash. I’m on a ruthless decluttering jag. That means lots of trips to the Wertstoffhof. A quick Google Translate tells me that Wertstoffhof means ‘Recycling Center’. Well, you can just add ‘recycling’ to the list of things the Germans have gotten…
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After living here so long it’s hard to discern what habits and rituals I’ve developed that are a direct result of residing in a certain place. I now realize that the I have absorbed the internal alarm setting, which goes…
Read MoreSpringtime in Munich makes me wish I had a better camera. And also that I was a better photographer. It’s so difficult to capture how glorious it is here this time of year. It’s like living in a time-elapsed nature film, where you watch the entire city wake up from a winter sleep. Each days…
Read MoreA lot of new car share services are popping up these days: Drive Now, Flinkster, ZebraMobil et al. I would just like to send a shout out to the o.g. car share program in MUC: Statt Auto. We’ve used these trusty autos for years (with only one incident when someone didn’t bring it back on…
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