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Germany

Exploring my new home

8/30/2009
NeuhausWell I had a pretty fun first weekend here in Germany. A coworker and her husband took me out to dinner on Friday night to a local brewhouse. Only 5 towns in Germany brew this type of beer and it kind of felt like a cool, underground thing. Zoigl beer is brewed at communal brewhouses and is brewed...

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Germany

First days in Germany :)

8/26/2009
My flight over to Germany was so awesome! I had a row of 4 seats to myself so I got to lay down and sleep most of the flight. My sponsor, Joy and her husband Joe, picked me up from the airport and we headed up to the base. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get my id card...

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Dallas

Last few days in Dallas

8/21/2009
I spent my last few days here just hanging out with some of my besties. Lots of laughing for sure (you know whenever Leslie is involved, there will be lots of laughing!!). I've moved around a lot in my life (pretty much every 3-4 years) and have friends in many, many states :) When I was younger, I...

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Dallas

Girls Night

8/21/2009
Lyddane, Kali and I went out for a girl's night of manicures and sushi.  It was so fun- especially to see how excited Kali was to get her nails and toes done.  It was the cutest thing I've ever seen.  She gets this little sparkle in her brown eyes and flips her hair behind her shoulder like she...

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Moving

Jumping hoops...

8/18/2009
Well I've been back in Dallas since August 7th and man has it been busy!! The first day I got home, I started filling out my paperwork (like an 80 page binder full of papers!). By Saturday, I overnighted all my passport paperwork. Next, I had to do a complete background check with fingerprints, get a physical/TB test,...

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Germany

Goodbye Germany, for now.....

8/04/2009
“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” - Lin Yutang Well, this summer has certainly been eventful, awesome and memorable! I'm so excited about the new chapter in my life that God has been orchestrating and am really looking forward to moving to...

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