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Jana, German in the City (NYC). Lifestyle blogger. World traveler; Istanbul, cat and food lover.

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My Year in Books 2021: I Was a Very Hungry Bookworm | janavar

My Year in Books 2021: I Was a Very Hungry Bookworm

Posted onJanuary 5, 2022January 19, 2025Leave a comment

This blog post & shop widgets use affiliate links. Last year I read 156 books. So I think I might not even be a bookworm anymore, but a very hungry caterpillar. As I mentioned before, 2021 wasn’t an easy year Read More …

CategoriesBücherTags2021, booklist, Books, read, year in books

Best of 2021 on the Blog | janavar

Best of 2021 on the Blog: Your Favorite Posts

Posted onJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022Leave a comment

I published 94 blog posts in 2021. That is something I am proud of, esp. considering that I had 3 months when I published almost nothing. Those were March and April when my right arm was in a giant cast Read More …

CategoriesBlogTags2021, Blog, Blogging

Week in review: 27 December 2021 - 2 January 2022 | janavar

Week in review: 27 December 2021 – 2 January 2022

Posted onJanuary 2, 2022January 2, 2022Leave a comment

After Christmas with the extended family and then Rich’s parents visiting us for another few days, I really needed a few days to just be alone and get even more sleep than usually. I also realize that I am just Read More …

CategoriesLifeTagsImmer wieder sonntags, week in review, Wochenrückblick

Happy New Year 2022 & My January Goals | janavar

Happy New Year 2022 & My January Goals

Posted onJanuary 1, 2022January 28, 2022Leave a comment

Happy New Year 2022!!! May it be a little better than the last two years. I hope you have had a wonderful New Year’s Day. We got up early enough to see the sunrise at the East River, even though Read More …

CategoriesLifeTags2022, goal setting, Goals, january 2022, January Goals, Monthly goals, New Year

5th Update: 101 Things in 1001 Days | janavar

5th Update: 101 Things in 1001 Days

Posted onDecember 28, 2021December 28, 2021Leave a comment

Wow, I am already halfway through this 101 Things in 1001 Days project, which, to be honest, comes a bit as a surprise to me. I mean I haven’t achieved even half the goals by far. On the other hand, Read More …

Categories101 Dinge in 1001 Tagen, LifeTags101 things in 1001 days, goal setting, Goals

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Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
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