I just wanted to let everyone know, who follows this blog, that today will be my last post with the DAAD. My internship ends tomorrow and I will be searching for new things to do in Germany. I haven’t quite figured out what I will be doing yet, but for the summer I will hopefully [...]

I feel like I could start writing adverts for the city of Bonn now that I have positively mentioned the Rhein River in my blog for the umpteenth time. So yet again this post will be about the adventures that occur right outside my door step on the beautiful banks of the Rhein. As I [...]

Sunday is an interesting day in Germany because most shops and grocery stores are closed. For foreigners who come from countries were shops are open seven days a week it can be a big adjustment to figure out what to do on this day. I still have a hard time understanding why shops and grocery [...]

Germans, in general, really observe what foods they should eat depending upon the type of year it is. For example, this winter I wasn’t able to find asparagus in the local food market. If I wanted asparagus I had to go to this incredibly expensive supermarket where it had been imported in, and once I [...]

So, on my first blog post I wrote about how cold and miserable I was here because I didn’t bring the right clothes to Germany. And on that post, I had a picture of me literally shivering by the Rhein. Ohh how things have changed! The Rhein is one of my favourite places to hang [...]

This Saturday I wanted to do nothing else except sit at my desk and apply for jobs. I planned ahead for this the night before by staying in and getting a good nights rest. However, as I woke from my slumber Saturday morning I knew quite instantly I wouldn’t be able to stay indoors past [...]

It had been about two years since I had seen a live concert, and this is an embarrassing admission when as a college student I had tickets to see some live show just about every other weekend. Thankfully the dry spell ended this weekend when I went to see The Killers, live, in Düsseldorf. I [...]

After a bunch of crazy weekends of celebrating Karneval and traveling I decided to take a break this past weekend. However, whenever I decide I am going to relax and not go out to any bars or clubs I am always left wondering, what else is there for me to do? It is really hard [...]

It is such a different concept to travel in Germany compared with America. In the US you can drive hours upon hours and still be in the same state. Germany however, is located in the heart of Europe, and surrounding it there are nine completely different countries to visit. Starting in the North and working [...]

All throughout the Rhineland it is now Karneval. This is a festival that has been celebrated in this area since the 14th century, and it is so important in these parts that it is also considered to be the 5th season in Germany. The festival officially starts on November 11th at 11:11am and last until [...]