Last weekend, a friend and I decided to go to Rothenburg- which is about 2 hours away from where we live to see the Christmas market. Rothenburg is a quaint little town- I actually went there this summer and it was so cute! The Christmas market there was nice but a bit crowded with the tour buses coming...
Germany is famous for the beautiful Christmas markets throughout the country. I've been to quite a few in the last couple of weeks and it's been fabulous! The nip in the air, the hot gluwein, the festive atmosphere and all the yummy treats- what a great way to spend an evening!The one in Nuremberg is probably one of...
I finally got all my stuff the week of Thanksgiving and I've been unpacking like crazy. So here are some pictures of my new place! My German landlords, who live in the apartment below me, left me a St. Nikolas day gift on Dec 6 outside my front door. Typically you are supposed to set your shoes out...
Last weekend I went to Wittenberg. I was on a trip with some Club Beyond kids learning about the life and history of Martin Luther. What an awesome weekend to take a trip up there to see the sites where Luther lived. We saw the church where he nailed the 95 theses to and pretty much started the...
Since I don't have all my stuff yet, I've been trying to make what I do have feel very homey. I thought my kitchen was lacking a little color.So I asked my mom to send me some scrapbooking paper to go along with my kitchen colors and I covered the back of my glass cabinet and open shelves.I...
I decided to update my blog a bit- to give it a fun new look and title. Since I'm mostly going to be posting about my new life in Germany and the adventures I'm having here for the next few years, I thought I'd reflect that!I finally got internet connection at my house after almost a month. It...
