On Nostalgia

¡Hola Muchachos y Muñecas! It’s finally hitting me that this isn’t a vacation and we’ve really moved out of California.  Part of why it’s taking so long is that we’re still living out of suitcases, as the bulk of our belongings are on a boat slowly making their way through the Panama canal and across…

On Expectations and Surprises: First Impressions

¡Hola Muchachos y Muñecas! We’ve made it through our first 2 weeks in our new home, so of course now we are experts on all things German. Okay, that’s not even close to true, but we have started to get a feel for the area and the culture. Some things that we expected turned out…