I recently had a birthday. I am one year wiser than I was just a few short weeks ago. One of the things I really wanted was a cat.
The difference(s) between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street?
Because I do not live in the US at the moment, I am trying to read as much as I have time for about the Occupy Wall Street protests and other important news about the United States.When I find a tidbit of information that I find striking, I post it to Facebook asking for feedback from my American friends to better understand how the information is being perceived “on the ground”.
Continue reading “The difference(s) between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street?”
Dorli Rainey is an Inspiration to Everyone
By now most of you have likely seen this picture:

Continue reading “Dorli Rainey is an Inspiration to Everyone”
A note about my next post…
The next post I am about to publish was written over a month ago. I am sorry I haven’t written in a while, it is safe to say that life got in the way, we had Thanksgiving, birthdays, work and so on (of course). Please note though that when I began writing the blog entry, I just couldn’t stop. I was upset, inspired, furious and just had to get the thoughts out.
Now, I understand that it is rather dated, others have probably said what I have to say much better and in a much more timely way. However, I do feel that it is still important to publish.
Thank you for following or even just stumbling across my blog and reading an entry or two before moving on.
Crafty Happiness for the Holiday Season…
A few weeks ago, I was surfing the internet and found this random post from the Stylist, about “Upcycle A Runner From…Toilet Paper Rolls?” Toilet paper rolls, seriously? YES.
Portland versus Occupy
SPAM…and Other Awesome but Random Things on this day, 11.11.11
As a new blogger, I am aching for feedback from my readers about my blog. I love that I receive more viewers daily, which in itself means that I must be doing something right, but the comment spamming is just out of control. I am very thankful for the blogging spam blockers in place…
Continue reading “SPAM…and Other Awesome but Random Things on this day, 11.11.11”
What is American Culture?
A few weeks ago I asked my students to define what American Culture is to them…Continue reading “What is American Culture?”
What Americans notice about Germans…(part 2 of 4)
Welcome to the second instalment of my interpretation of the die Zeit article regarding what the Americans notice about the Germans. If you would like to read the first ten observations and my interpretations of them, please look here.
Continue reading “What Americans notice about Germans…(part 2 of 4)”I live here…
When the seasons change it is nice to be reminded by the little things of why life is so spectacular.
