Power Monday: Here Are Some Quotes For Y’All (Part 2)

It’s been exactly two years since I posted these Monday Mantras. For some reason they are still (!) getting the most traffic on my page, out of all the other 400something posts I have. I thought it would be a great idea to repost them since a) it’s Monday and b) they still ring very true to me. So here you go:

German-American Abroad

More from Michael Bearden and Power Quote Monday. After coming across his Instagram, I found some really nice posts I wanted to share with you. Last Monday was epic (check it out here) and today will be, too. And look, the sun is shining and it’s actually

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Power Monday: Here Are Some Quotes For Y’All (Part 1)

It’s been exactly two years since I posted these Monday Mantras. For some reason they are still (!) getting the most traffic on my page, out of all the other 400something posts I have. I thought it would be a great idea to repost them since a) it’s Monday and b) they still ring very true to me. So here you go:

German-American Abroad

Lately, I’ve been wasting spending some of my precious time on Instagram. Especially after deleting my Facebook account once again. Instagram is actually a cool business, as you can check out whoever without really leaving a trace (unlike Facebook, where you are suggested as “a person of interest” once you scroll through someone else’s profile). Instagram also links a huge community to each other and connects people you would have never thought to come across. In this way it’s similar to blogging, except for that Facebook now owns it and it might therefore be on the verge of corruption ( or at least that is what some people assume).

Michael Bearden on Instagram

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36 hours in Scotland: Edinburgh or Edin-brah? (Part 2)

(Read Part 1 here!)

Of course Edinburgh also has a bunch of harmless stories to tell. It is here where Harry Potter came into existence. That’s right – poor J.K. Rowling was settling in her relatives home and café when writing her first few books, too poor to afford much more.

36 hours in Scotland: Edinburgh or Edin-brah? (Part 1)

Scottish Highland Views

As you may have noticed by now, I have a thing for cramming in way too many places when short traveling. Especially when going back to Europe, where flying from one city to another is really cheap (at least compared to the US).

Being Back Home: Southwest Germany and Its Rural Charme

Being at home

Not being home for ten months straight can be a pretty weird feeling. You’d think after 6 years of living an expat life, I’d be used to the feeling of being away. The truth is – you never get used it. And no matter for how long you’re gone, home will always be home.