When I was in my early twenties, living on my own in Portland and making my way about town, either on my bike or the bus, I would read the “missed connections/I SAW U” section of my local weeklies (Willamette Week, or Willy Week, or just Willy and The Mercury or Merc). I didn’t have a computer,Continue reading “MIssed Connections…”
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Sometimes English just doesn’t make sense, v.2
Coffee Time
9 Tips on How to better communicate with Americans
Originally posted on Southeast Schnitzel:
When first-time expatriates arrive in the United States they are often underprepared for the North American way of communicating. This is especially true for Central Europeans who tend to assume that i) they learned enough about American communication patterns via literature and media consumption, and/or ii) communication styles are very similar…
Where I’m from, part II
‘The Motherhood’
So, as I’ve said before, but you might have missed it – I am pregnant.
Top 40 Albums of 2012 (20-1)
Originally posted on Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs:
A few days ago I posted the first 20 in my Top 40 Albums of 2012 (check it out here). The first half of the list is always easier to compile than the final 20. With this, the top half of the list, I find myself swapping…
Good Riddance, Facebook
Oh, Germany – adventures in German culinary delights
A German New Year…
This post may seem a bit late, not coming before New Year’s Eve, but in my opinion it is better this way, since I now have three Silvester’s under my belt, I feel I have better authority to speak about such matters. Plus, I was on vacation – when am I not really?! No, kiddingContinue reading “A German New Year…”
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