Just said goodbye to a colleague who got a fabulous job with the EU government, executive branch ( Read more... )

As an American who has gotten services in Germany in German, this makes me sputter with glee and embarrassment. The same polite helpful native, desperately trying to help me ( Read more... )

Went to the Zeppelin Grounds Sunday. Why does it always rain in Germany when we are touring an historical site from the Nazi era? It sprinkled all day, even actually rained a few times, on my bare head and on the 20€ Regenschirm (umbrella) we bought at Jack Wolfskin. The young gentleman who sold it to me was practicing his salesman's English ( Read more... )

Greetings from Nurnberg, y'all ( Read more... )