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

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My 2020 Recap

Posted onJanuary 5, 2021January 3, 2021Leave a comment

Is she still talking about 2020? Yes, I am! I think it is good to recap the year and slowly come to terms with it. First of all, the good things (my year in books is still coming up as Read More …

CategoriesLifeTags2020, Blog, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, recap

Week in review: 28 December 2020 – 3 January 2021

Posted onJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021Leave a comment

Three days into the new year and I feel rather tired. That is not 2021’s fault though, but more Arti’s. Our kittens have recently both gone through their first heat. While Lotti didn’t cause any problems, Arti decided that it Read More …

CategoriesLifeTagsImmer wieder sonntags, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, New York, New York City, week in review, Wochenrückblick

Happy New Year 2021!

Posted onJanuary 1, 2021Leave a comment

Happy New Year 2021!!! Doesn’t it already feel like a better year? Yeah, yeah, no, I know. It doesn’t really. But I hope we will get there over the next few months. And until then some (new found) optimism definitely Read More …

CategoriesLifeTags2021, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, New Year, New York, New York City

Recap of My 2020 Resolutions | janavar

Recap of My 2020 Resolutions

Posted onDecember 31, 2020December 30, 2020Leave a comment

Man, I feel I was so motivated to start the year on 2 January when I wrote about my 2020 resolutions [here]. Even still when I gave a short update in February [here]. Then March hit and Covid-19 and suddenly Read More …

CategoriesLifeTags2020, Goals, janavar, Life, Lifestyle, recap, resolutions

Recipe: Peppermint Sheet Cake With White Chocolate Frosting

Recipe: Peppermint Sheet Cake With White Chocolate Frosting

Posted onDecember 29, 2020December 20, 2022Leave a comment

Strictly speaking it is the 5th day of Christmas and at least we have still plenty of candy canes lying around. Because I always buy too many. They look so sweet, but then I can’t even finish one whole cane. Read More …

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Jana, German blogger: Manhattanite since July 2019. ❤ Canavar 2011 - 2020.
Lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2015 and in Boston from 2015 to 2019.
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