She’s back in action
This will be short and sweet. I needed some time to rebuild myself from ground zero. This is a relaunch of me. I am back, stronger and better than ever. […]
Tag Archives: Germany
Germany Votes to Extend Social Isolation Measures for Eternity
Germany: the one country on earth that is happier during Corona than before. This country loves social isolation, practicing it voluntarily as a rule. In my mandatory integration classes, we […]
85 Days in Germany and We All Have One True Love
I’m in pretty good spirits I think, despite desperately missing home and my family and friends. I just turned 39 a few days ago and I got to celebrate with […]
Schwäbisch Gmünd in Bloom
Germany Day 7 One of my favorite things to do in Baden-Württemberg is to attend the Landesgartenschau. “Landesgartenschau” roughly translates into a regional or state botanical exhibition. It is held […]
Rhapsody in Green: Bavarian Summer Wedding
Germany: Day 3 I planned my annual late summer trip to Germany around my friends’ wedding this past weekend. I knew Sara and Frank’s wedding would be amazing, especially with […]
No Hollywood Death
Hollywood did a piss job of preparing me for my father-in-law’s diagnosis in mid-August of terminal pancreatic cancer. Slow to be discovered and quick to consume the patient, we never […]
Germany: Taking the Circus to the Circus
Christmas Eve I watched my four nephews nearly die of present-unwrapping-anticipation-insanity and almost fell asleep during the evening mass. Neither Chris nor I are religious, but his parents wanted to […]
Germany, Day 3: Not Doing the Tourist Thing
Most Americans think Germany is great. It looks like Disneyland. Actually, it’s the other way around, danke schoen. There are rivers of beer. There are mountains of chopped and formed […]
All Things Bright and Dark
Soon I will clink a glass of champagne on New Year’s Eve and bid goodbye to a strange year. Taking the Big Leap When it was decided that the full-time […]
Why Germans Are Smart
At the end of August, my husband, Chris, and I and made our annual trip to the Stuttgart area of Germany to visit his family. Winterbach to be exact. The […]
Stephanie Golisch 