March was a bit of a blur. I’ve mentioned a couple times here that I have a disease called ulcerative colitis. It’s an intestinal disease that I have to take medicine for each day for the rest of my life. It usually doesn’t bother me, but occasionally problems come up. I won’t get into too [...]
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One of the things I like most about travel is how much confidence it gives me. Yes, I love exploring other cultures, trying foreign food, seeing the sights, and meeting new people. But through all of these aspects of travel comes a great deal of confidence for me. It’s one of the reasons I love [...]
Umbria is an overlooked region of Italy. Most people skip it in favor of Tuscany, but the landscape is just as beautiful. This is the Umbria countryside just outside of Perugia, right before a storm came in. Isn’t Italy gorgeous? I’d love to spend an infinite amount of time exploring every inch of this wonderful [...]
Sandwiched in between Cambodia and Vietnam, Laos is hard to pass up. It’s a laid back country with beautiful scenery and extremely friendly people. Laos is also where I started having a meltdown and decided I needed to fly back to Germany to see Andy. I didn’t do much that cost anything while I was [...]
Shortly after arriving in Germany, Andy and I went into the immigration office to get my visa allowing me to live here. Since Andy has a job here and we’re married, there really wasn’t much to it. But I was told I needed to take a German integration course, which is 600 hours of language [...]
Angkor Wat is one of the major reasons why so many tourists visit Cambodia each year, and it’s easy to see why. Here are some ruins in front of the Angkor Wat temple. Even as it rained on and off while I was exploring this famous temple, I loved seeing all the different ruins and [...]
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Despite being the shortest month of the year, February has been dragging for me. It’s still very much winter here in Freiburg, barely getting above freezing temperatures, and every time the snow is almost melted away, it snows again. Luckily I’m done with my German class (more on that later) so my stress level is [...]
I know you probably didn’t think you needed an instruction manual for throwing out your garbage. Just put it in the garbage can, right? Maybe separate your glass, plastic and aluminum containers for recycling. Simple. Not so here. Throwing out the trash is like a complicated skill in Germany, one that requires intense years of [...]
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One of the things I liked best about Brussels was that it has this Parisian sort of look and feel to it but with a much more laid back vibe. This is definitely a city I’d like to visit again, and for a longer period of time so we can really get to know the [...]
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One of the things I miss most from the US is Mexican food. Maybe it’s really Tex-Mex, but regardless, I miss the spicy salsa and the unlimited baskets of warm crispy tortilla chips, the quesadillas, fajitas and tacos. Two years ago on one of my first visits to Freiburg, Andy took me to meet two [...]
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