I’m sure you’ve faked something at one time or another. We do it to protect ourselves. No one wants to be made fun of or seem vulnerable. So we cover things up or pretend we’re someone we’re not to hide the insecurities. We’ve all been there. Sometimes I fake it too.
I love the sound of the trams in Freiburg, as long as it isn’t the one I just missed. It reminds me I don’t have to sit in traffic anymore to get where I’m going. No more rush hour stress, but perhaps a little “will I make it to the tram on time” stress. I […]
May 27, 2011 was my last day of employment. I can’t even begin to express how happy I am to not still be at my old job. The boring insurance regulations I struggled to memorize, the awful office politics, the back-stabbing egotistical corporate ladder climbers. Even as I shed tears for the work friends I […]
Culture shock comes in many forms, lurking behind unexpected corners, and attacking when you least expect it. I’ve experienced it on short trips, when the stress of travel hits and I just wanted things to be like they were at home. So I always knew I would have to deal with culture shock when I […]
In preparation for my upcoming round the world trip, I realized I only had five completely blank pages left in my passport. Since some countries require at least two blank pages for their visa, I knew I’d need to get more pages added before my departure. Somewhat similar to the mileage run I did last year, I […]
Remember how hard and stressful I said it’s been trying to deal with culture shock and adjust to living in Germany? I’ve come to realize that a lot of my stress stemmed from expectations that just weren’t met when I got to Freiburg. I thought things would go one way, and when they didn’t I freaked […]
So I didn’t really write this summer. I’ve been living with Andy in Freiburg since early July, and I definitely had enough I could’ve written about over the past two months. But everyone reacts differently to stress, and apparently this summer my way of dealing was to shut down. I spent the first couple of weeks dealing with […]
“You’re moving to Germany?! That’s so exciting!!” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten this response when telling people that I met the love of my life on Twitter, quit my job, got married, and I’m now moving to Germany to be with him. And it is very exciting. I’m even taking a few months […]
Over the past 5 months, I’ve been slowly going through all my belongings in preparation for my big move to Germany. It started one week in January when Atlanta got enough snow and ice to paralyze the city for almost a week. I couldn’t get to work because it took that long for my parking […]
Andy and I got married this past Sunday, June 5th about an hour outside of Atlanta! Our families and friends came in from all over the country to celebrate with us on a swelteringly hot, sunny day. It was lots of fun but, like everyone warned me, it was all over way too quickly.