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1. Venison/Wild
2. Nettle tea /Brennnesseltee
3. Huevos rancheros / Mexikanisches Omelette The mix of eggs, salsa, corn and all that, does not sound appealing […]
On Sunday we went groceries shopping with Joyce, John and Jakob Gertken (the family we will be moving to tomorrow). We started at Wall Mart, continued at Sam’s Club and finished at Cash Wise. So we made it through three different “one cart stores” within a couple of hours. Filling up one cart with groceries […]
Friday and Saturday were the days of the wake and funeral of Sherri’s younger brother Rick, who passed away last Wednesday. Other than in Germany it is common in the US to have an open casket at the wake and also before the funeral. So for me it was the first time that I have […]
After spending a couple of hours in the mall on Tuesday, Viki was totally amazed when we took her to the groceries store on Wednesday. We must have looked pretty funny, following John (my youngest host brother) through the aisles, trying to keep up his pace and gazing at all the colorful food. Especially all […]
We went to see a movie yesterday and while I had to get used to refills for pop when I first lived in the US, I was surprised to see that they now have refills for popcorn as well!
What I don’t understand though is, how one can not only finish 1,5L of coke and a […]
If you go outside in Minnesota at the moment, you will find really nice weather. A little humid from time to time but with the slight breeze it is really nice and warm. Right now I am sitting outside in the shade with long jeans, a shirt and socks on and it feels comfortable.
But inside […]
After almost heading to the wrong airport in Germany, we made it to Schönefeld on time and realized that my sister was missing her middle name on her passport but not on her ticket. Luckily no one seemed to be bothered about it except us. So we got on our flight without any trouble (well […]
I’ve just flipped through the book of friendship, which Johanna and I used to write during 7th grade. Funny to see what was on our minds during that time. What would I give for just worrying about teachers, classmates and soaps again. All our “problems” from 10 years ago seem so simple compared to what […]