In my German class we had several writing exercises last week where we wrote in the style of a Grimm’s fairytale. This was in order to practice a particular grammar point that happens to be quite common when telling a … Continue reading
Back in November 2009 on my old blog, I wrote about eating a doughnut in Berlin. At the time, I titled the post “Ich (ate) ein Berliner” because I didn’t know how to say “eat” in German. How times have … Continue reading
Thanks everybody for all the feedback, comments and well-wishes the past few days about the photography show, as well as for all the comments over the past couple of weeks. I’m busy working on a post to follow-up on questions, … Continue reading
Last night’s opening of my Reflections photography show was great fun and as promised, today’s post has the photos Chris took of the exhibit and the opening.
… was the opening of my photo show here in Tübingen! It was great fun. 20-30 people (our neighbors, Chris’ colleagues, and some of the people from my language class and their friends) all turned out to see the photos. … Continue reading
Here’s a photo is of a phenomenon that Chris noticed while I was snapping some other shots in Verona last week. The sun happened to catch the lamppost globes in just the right way that it “lit” the lamppost lights, … Continue reading
German class started again this morning. My class has people from around the world, so it was fun when we went around the room saying what the traditions in different countries are (if any) for things you need to do … Continue reading
Happy January 6th! It’s a holiday here in Germany, so just a short post today, since I’m technically on vacation. 😉
At midnight on New year’s Eve in Verona, they set off fireworks above L’Arena, the 2000-year-old Roman amphitheatre. We’d never seen that before, but timed our visit right this year to check it out. The fireworks lasted for a full … Continue reading
Welcome to 2012 at Two to Tübingen. Chris and I managed to get away during the past week, and I’m still sorting through my photos and notes to add to the blog. I hope to have some of them ready … Continue reading