An American Mom living in Germany
The Expat Mom Blog is mostly a guide on what not to do while living abroad, but luckily I have a German partner to help steer the way.
Schlechter Geschmack?
After hanging up the phone Friday morning, Kay asked if I had a “bad taste top” his brother could borrow. This statement left me with more questions than I had answers. Me: What are you talking about? What do you mean by “bad taste?” Kay: Kind of like… (as his voice trailed off, I noticed ...
Go-Karting in Germany… Sebastian Vettel, HELP!
Last weekend we had a neighborhood outing. The guys scheduled a private session at a nearby go-kart track (Kart Arena Moenchengladbach). When Kay told me about it, my initial response was, “What makes you think you’ll be able to attend?… Why not me?” With a new baby and toddler at home, I don’t get out ...
Emergency Situation in Germany
I wrote once about Germany having two emergency phone numbers: 112 and 110 (We Don’t Dial 9-1-1 in Germany). I complained about trying to remember which number to dial in an emergency situation and, well, I was totally right. The Monday before last started almost normally; Fynn stayed home sick, I was nursing the baby ...
US Consular Services in Germany – It’s not so lonely in here
Most often than not, a trip to the US Consulate can be a pain in the butt especially if you have to drive several miles kilometers to get there. There’s the making an appointment in advance, taking time off work and then going through tight security once you arrive. We’ve been to the US Consulate ...
Online Shopping Ain’t What It Used To Be
Kay jokes that I have ruined outlet shopping for him in Europe because US prices are so much cheaper. I can now safely say that he has ruined online shopping for me in Germany. I used to be the queen of online shopping since I hate going to the mall. Especially around Christmas time. I ...
Babies in Tights – Spring, Please Arrive Soon!
I seriously hope we’re nearing the end of Strumpfhosen season. Besides the fact that this pale momma needs some sun, I am done with squeezing my son into tights. Yes, boys (babies to toddlers) wear tights in Germany called Strumpfhosen. And since I don’t want to be viewed as a bad mom when Fynn goes ...
Learning the German Language
It wasn’t until I moved to Germany that I was reminded of the fact that as Americans we are cheated of our second language schooling. A minimum two-year requirement in high school doesn’t come close to providing the tools needed to understand, let alone communicate in a second tongue considering Germans now learn English starting ...
An Unexpected Visitor
Everyone deals with being an Expat differently and yet we still have fundamentally the same human emotions. There are lonely days, days of yearning for something or someone from home, days you don’t want to hear a foreign language let alone try and speak it. And then there are days when the unexpected happens. Sometimes ...
What does IKEA REALLY stand for?
When I first moved to Germany it seemed like the trips to IKEA were never-ending. I think Kay drug me to every IKEA store within Nordrhein Westfalen. I was d-o-n-e DONE with going there. So when my bonus daughter stated what IKEA really stands for (although a Swedish company, apparently a German ingeniously coined this ...
Madonna, Please forgive me. It was only a typo.
So either, everyone didn’t notice, didn’t read, or didn’t mention the big, whoppin’ error I made in my last post. Well, one new reader did notice and didn’t mention directly to me; I saw it posted on their personal FB page. Just like the German government, I too am watching. Mwuahahahahaha! It’s ok though. It ...
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