so, i haven't written anything for a long while. busy is not quite the word to describe how i have been. it just isn't big enough. anyway, long story short, we are down to our last few days in germany. we fly out on saturday, so our bags are packed, our house has been cleaned (we have to leave it sparkling or else get charged by the army), and ( Read more... )

it's already getting cold here. it's about 50 degrees today. hence, i did not go outside all day. that's my plan for winter. actually, my plan is coming home halfway through; glad the army will oblige me. georgia winters are much milder than german ones ( Read more... )

just in from berlin. the city is killer. i'm too tired to go into detail, but i took about a billion and a half pictures (more or less) and had a great time. i came upon an outdoor book market where i found 7 old books in french for around 20 bucks. the books are really great. some of them are from the early 20th century. one has a copyright ( Read more... )

had a slight change of plans today.  we were supposed to go to munich, but the forecast showed pouring rain all day and pretty cold temperatures.  well, the weather was still looking fine for bamberg, so stella and i went there.  william stayed at home with his daughter (he doesn't seem to enjoy these little trips as much as i do, and he really ( Read more... )

it's a three for one kind of day today. contain your excitement.

last saturday, i:

1.  took the train to wurzburg, which was nearly destroyed by fire bombs in 1945.  we bought the wrong kind of ticket (this is forever happening and easy to do, considering all instructions at the ticket machine are in german), so had to buy another one from the guy ( Read more... )

today i ( Read more... )

today we went to the german grocery store right off base. first time since we've been back. we got these delicious items ( Read more... )

so, we made it home. obviously. it was quite an ordeal, but not nearly as bad as it could have been. first of all, the terminal in new jersey is open 24 hours, so we never had to pay for a hotel. this was both good and bad, as we stayed there for three nights total. three showerless nights. yeah. lots o fun. let's just say that i scoured ( Read more... )

germany is warming up. i guess it's high time, seeing as though winter seemed to start at the end of september and it's now nearly may. so, i guess 6 months of winter is the norm here in bavaria, land of gloomy days and local breweries. i, for one, and happy to see the weather shifting. i'm sick of wearing three layers, a scarf, and a hat every ( Read more... )

well, i haven't posted for the entire month. hooray for leap year. let's make a list out of the last month, shall we ( Read more... )