This week was amazingly quiet and relaxing. Thanksgiving is one of the few days when pretty much all shops are closed in the U.S. We started the Thursday by going to the movies already around lunch time and watched “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”. For the huge Harry Potter fan I am the film […]
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Week in review: 12 – 18 November
This morning I went into the basement to get some more of my winter clothes, i.e. scarves, hats, gloves, and boots. In summer I had piled book boxes and plastic boxes with odds and ends into one corner of the basement that I share with the people who live in the other apartments. Since I […]
Travel: Why I love Manhattan
Sometimes my boyfriend and I joke that I am a lot more excited about him living in the middle of Manhattan than he is. I would totally move there if I could and hardly ever leave the island again. But since this is almost impossible thanks to my visa, I have to make do with […]
Weeks in review: 5 – 11 November 2018
Happy Monday! Since it was Veteran’s Day yesterday, we have the day off today. I really like the U.S. idea of observing holidays that fall on a weekend on the Monday afterwards. I remember being always disappointed when that happened in Germany because there isn’t any observance on the Monday after. But long weekends feel […]
Recipe: Pumpkin Caramel Cupcakes with Salty Caramel Cream Cheese Topping
One of my favorite parts about fall is pumpkin everything. Pumpkins are so versatile. You can eat, drink and decorate (with) them. Although I have been too lazy this year to get out my fall decoration from its box in the basement, I regularly enjoy the other two pumpkin activities. At least in the U.S. […]
Jana, German blogger: Living in Boston since July 2015. In love with tomcat Canavar since 2011. Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015.
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