Facing Fears in Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura is part of the Canary Islands, politically part of Spain and geographically part of Northern Africa, just off of Morocco’s coastline. The Canary ...
Europe
Mainz, Germany: The City You’ve Never Heard of that Changed History
First, we scribbled ancient messages on the walls of our caves. Then, we fine-tuned our hands to write words and stories by putting ink to paper. Now, we use ke...
How My Relationship Survived Fastnacht in Mainz, Germany
They say that if a relationship can survive Fastnacht in Mainz, it can survive anything.Mo and I boarded a plane together in early February to visit his h...
A Warning to Yogis Traveling to Germany
In Germany, I was asked a simple question."Do you want to go to yoga?"The question was simple enough. I do yoga. I like yoga. Why not?Moritz and...
The Untold Story of Berlin: I was Robbed by Tiny Bandits
A few school children put their half eaten kebabs on the train tracks and waited for a train to come.I admired the ringleader of the group, who'd convinced ...
Journal Entry from Buchenwald Concentration Camp
So, I actually haven't finished writing all of my posts from Europe and this one has been floating around in my drafts for a while. I copied this almost verbat...
The Traveling Girl’s Guide to Couchsurfing
CouchSurfing: An organization that fosters a relationship between travelers and locals, where the local hosts a traveler for free. Many people simply can't fath...
Is That Gargoyle Mooning Me? In Freiburg, Germany
We've all heard that "nothing is certain but death and taxes"... but perhaps we should add drama with our employer onto the list. People from all walks of life...
Schloss Neuschwanstein
There are some people in this world who have a "spirit animal," an animal that encompasses the soul of those people. For Moritz, it's a seagull - the water bird...
This Australian Life: The World Cup
Welcome to my new series, This Australian Life, where I post small anecdotes about my daily life working and socializing as an expat in Australia. The World...