It’s eleven days into December, which means there are less than 3 weeks left until the end of this year. Crazy! This month is usually the month during which all things festive start popping up. After Thanksgiving all stores have somehow let loose and are now in the right spirit for Christmas, or Hannukah, or the holidays in general – whichever is more important to you. Read More »
One of the happiest events in the fall (almost winter) is certainly the one that occurs (almost except for during Hurrican Sandy) every year on the first weekend of November. The New York City Marathon leads through all five boroughs and stretches over 26 full miles. Read More »
My main purpose to come to Iceland in February was not only the snow and ice. Actually, up until recently I was absolutely no fan of a winter vacation. AT ALL! You’d rather find me in a hot tube in Miami or other parts of the South than drag me out into the shivering cold and take pictures when trekking through knee-deep snow.Read More »
Iceland – where do I begin? Landing in a full-blown snowstorm that only got worse was certainly one of the highlights. Also visiting the Blue Lagoon and spending some time in Reykjavik, the country’s capital, which I had already gotten to see in April (although buried under less snow then). Read More »
Exploring Europe for three weeks straight was certainly one of a kind. It all started with an epic trip to Iceland. From snowy days over adventurous excursions to just hanging out in Reykjavik – I know that even just starting to describe how it all felt will be an almost impossible task to solve. Read More »
The snow storm is over! Jonas ended up being the second worst blizzard New York City had seen since the 1940ies (leaving the blizzard of 2006 undefeated on the first place). Read More »
Snowcalypse is coming and for some reason this occasion makes me want to post some old winter pictures. It seems that every year we have at least one “massive” winter storm warning. This time, starting today up until Sunday morning, it’s Jonas who is going to cause some ruckus. Read More »
It’s the first day of winter and it has seldom felt so little like winter than at the moment. In two days from now we are supposed to have a Christmas Eve with temperatures in the low 70ies. Just imagine – wearing T-shirt and shorts instead of rolling around in snow on one of the last holidays of the year. Read More »
The first tour I booked was Horseback Riding at Laxnes Horse Farm. I had always imagined how awesome it would be to finally ride a proper Icelandic Pony in its country of origin. Even though it was around 5 degrees Celsius during the day, the ride was a blast and I can only recommend it!
March 15th 2010 was a hopeful day, when I left my parent’s house in Germany and drove to the airport. “Out of all cities in America, why New York?” my father had asked me a few weeks prior. “I’d be way more comfortable with you going to Chicago or Los Angeles, where I know people you can stay with!”Read More »
Today I spent my time in Central Park. It’s been the first real week of spring-like weather. While planning my day off, nature, trees, and calmness seemed like the right way to go about. Central Park has started to carry a special meaning to me ever since taking the Philosophy Course (which I will talk about) last year. From late September through early December 2014 I was Upper-East-Side bound. Read More »
[This post was supposed to air 2 weeks ago, but due to procrastination the publishing got delayed to… today!]
Oh Happy Thanksgiving Day, how it comes and goes every year. Ever since I moved to New York, I tried to make a point in Read More »
German-American Abroad 