Lunch

Posted on March 28, 2016 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in Comparing Culture • Tagged American Food, childhood, Eating, Food, Frankfurt, Frankfurter, French cuisine, German Culture, Germany, hot dog, Oscar Meyer weiner, pink slime, sausages • Leave a comment

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How to move to Germany, part two: Why NOT!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in How to move to Germany • Tagged Culture, Culture Shock, Expat life, Expats, Family, Food, German, German Culture, Germany, intercultural adjustment, Life in Europe, Travel • 10 Comments

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How to move to Germany, part one: Why?!

Posted on February 2, 2014 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in How to move to Germany • Tagged Culture, Culture Shock, Expat life, Expats, Family, Food, German Culture, Germany, intercultural adjustment, Life in Europe, Travel • 6 Comments

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Oh, Germany – adventures in German culinary delights

Posted on January 6, 2013 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in Germany • Tagged aspic, Aspik, Culture, Expat life, Food, food shopping in Germany, funny, German Cuisine, German Culture, German food • 3 Comments

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A nation of meat eaters…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in Comparing Culture • Tagged Food, Food consuption, Germany, Luxembourg, Meat, NPR, OPB, USA • 2 Comments

On this mornings Morning Edition there was a segment about how harmful to the environment eating meat is because of the space and resources required.
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Making our own traditions

Posted on February 19, 2012 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in About Me, Life in Europe • Tagged Belgium, Food, Traditions, Waffles • 1 Comment

My husband and I have developed a few traditions while living here in Germany, generally relating to the weekend or holiday days. Continue reading →

A local Christmas and New Years Eve

Posted on January 13, 2012 by livingtheamericandreamineurope • Posted in Family, Life in Europe • Tagged baking, Christmas, Food, Holidays • 2 Comments

This years Christmas and New Years Eve were spent at our home in Germany. First, while walking home from the night course I teach, the vendors at our Weinachtsmarkt were removing the decorations from their stalls, so I said to my husband in English that we should see if we could get a tree.

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