Back to cold, beautiful Germany! The last time I was in Berlin, I was 16 years old and traveling with my high school exchange program. For some reason, I never managed to fit in another trip to the capital city of Germany in the 10+ years since that visit. We arrived in Berlin to our…
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December in Germany, a cold, beautiful, magical, freezing, wonderful time of year. A few fellow English teachers and I decided to spend the weekend in a small town of Goslar, about two hours south of Hamburg, to explore the Harz mountains and their beautiful Christmas market! Of course, to be a true girl’s weekend, we…
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Just a quick 30 minute train ride south of Hamburg is the adorable city of Lüneburg. Taking advantage of a beautiful afternoon, Ellie and I decided to visit on the second Advent Sunday for their special medieval Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market). Going to small German villages is quite easy. You pick a destination, hop on the train,…
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In Hamburg there is a saying: Für einen echten Hamburger gibt es in Hamburg sowieso nie schlechtes Wetter, nur falsche Kleidung (for a real Hamburger, in Hamburg there is no bad weather, only wrong clothes). Even though the forecast predicted cold, grey, rainy weather, a group of us decided to brave the weather and take…
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Records dating back to 16 BC make Trier possibly the oldest city in Germany. In front of the Red House, there is a plaque with the inscription: ANTE ROMAM TREVERIS STETIT ANNIS MILLE TRECENTIS. PERSTET ET AETERNA PACE FRUATUR (“Before Rome, Trier stood for 1300 years. May it stand on and enjoy eternal peace”). Seems pretty sassy…
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This post is part of a series called Fulbright in Hamburg Hamburg is a port city, known as the “Gate to the World.” It boasts (according to Wikipedia so you know it’s real) more bridges than Amsterdam, Venice and London combined. My little apartment (which I share with a super smart guy getting his PhD…
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This post is part of a series called Fulbright in Hamburg After spending a lovely few days with Eric and Caitlin (and Caesar and Roman and Athena, the pets that they don’t know I’m going to steal), I took the train from Obermohr to Cologne, Germany. I was arriving a few days before our official…
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This post is part of a series called Fulbright in Hamburg I thought I had it all figured out – I called my cell phone provider to make sure I had an unlocked phone that would work with German SIM cards. Boom. Set. Don’t need to get it unlocked, don’t need to buy a new…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Fulbright in Hamburg Today is my last day of work, and on September 6th I leave Oklahoma for Hamburg, Germany! I’m incredibly excited and honored to be a Fulbright Teaching Assistant for 2016-2017. My parents of course are very proud, and made sure my story made it…
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