As soon as travel restrictions lift, I hold my breath and buy an airline ticket home to Minnesota. My friends … More
Tag: language learning
COVID Bunnies
As I write this, a four-legged little black blob of fur hops across my computer closing the internet and all … More
The Halo Effect
The mental birthing plan that I had made for our first child went something like this: lower self into birthing … More
The First Hour (and a Half)
Mornings with our toddler and baby are so full of highs and lows that it feels like we are all … More
Language Learning Whirlpool
I have been living in Germany for eight years now with my French husband. We have a three-year-old and an … More
Ein Multikulti-Hundeleben
Ich heiße Banjo. Ich wurde adoptiert und kastriert. Nicht in dieser Reihenfolge. Ich habe ein weises Pfötchen und drei schwarze … More
Dear Husband, I Love you in German
Lieber Husband, I want to tell you how much I love you . . . in German. ich … More
A Trilingual Clothing Lesson
In English, a dress and a blouse are for women. A dress shirt, on the other hand, is for men. … More
At the French Office of Immigration and Integration
After paying 340 Euros, After watching a video informing me that as of 1965, I no longer needed my husband’s … More
Zwei Tassen Kaffee
Ich möchte, German for “I would like,” flash fires in my ear buds seven times thanks to my handy-dandy Learn … More
