Taking Our Marriage on the Road

As Tim mentioned in a previous post, our year of traveling has not always been fun and games. Think about it: the common bickering between man and wife, the stress of traveling in a foreign country, and the sadness of finding yet another filthy bathroom all gets compounded. Worst yet, you are spending 24 hrs [...]

Four Days in Istanbul

Honestly, if you had asked me about traveling to Turkey a few years ago, I would have had no interest. My thoughts on Turkey were mostly formed by the German thoughts of the late 80s. As a twelve year old living in the small town of Nußloch, Germany, I saw many immigrant Turks and heard [...]

Heard in a London Bathroom

I was waiting in line in the bathroom.  As soon as one of the girls came out of the stalls, I turned to he girl behind me, who looked like she had to go bad: “Don’t worry, I’ll make it quick.”
As I said that, another English girl walked into thebath room: “Oh, but Asian girls [...]

London, or You Can Never Have Too Much Cream

Wow, it’s been a while since I posted. I know, but it’s like the more free time I have, the less I feel like blogging. And now, with TV in English and reality shows galore, it’s been like heaven!
So what are the chances that two very close relatives would be unemployed at the same time??? [...]

In Switzerland and Picasa

Will write more, but after an awesome week with my cousin and then Tim in London, I made my way to Lausanne, where I am hanging out with an old German friend who moved here.
Also, after SO many months, I finally accepted that I like picasa way  more than Flickr, so from now on, [...]