Tag Archives: Immigrant
10 Lessons About Turning 40
The famous 1997 essay by Mary Schmich that was turned into a cult song by Baz Luhrman is hard to top for dispensing wisdom about getting older. But allow me […]
8 Months in Germany and an Impromptu Trip to Esslingen
I had very good intentions of updating this blog at least once a month. Then I started a new job while ending the first one and I was back to […]
6 Months in Germany and Confronting the Future
After my classes ended in mid-February, I am back to being at home all day, every day. This is not to say my days aren’t busy. There is endless food […]
Five Months in Germany and the New Normal
Winter in my little corner of Baden-Wuerttemberg has been cruel. It’s been gray, freezing and The Plague: Version 2019 has been going around. Everyone in the packed trains is coughing […]
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 […]
