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Returning to Germany

June 15, 2009

I’m not exactly sure how all this came to be, but it started flew in from German for my youngest brother’s first wedding. He had been seeing this girl for quite a while, and eventually when she was hugely pregnant, they got married. Sort of odd memories and maybe I have it wrong, but I [...]

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Fasching

February 11, 2009

When I first arrived in Germany, not even a week in country, is was Fat Tuesday. Not that Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras means anything to me. All I knew was that it was a party. People were dressed up in costume and were extremely friendly. In Germany Fat Tuesday is known as Fasching.
I was [...]

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Staying Hungry – Tirol Austria

January 21, 2009

I spent a fair amount of time skiiing while I was stationed in Germany. I spent ten days in Tirol, Austria as a solo adventurer skiing the days away.
That was an interesting experience in that I prepaid my lodging, which included breakfast, and I prepaid my skiing, which included transportation and lift tickets, but I [...]

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