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While visiting my Mom, back in October, I visited my favorite Denver coffee shop – the one where the regulars at their group table haven’t changed in over a decade.
Although the regulars were regular, the fact is the coffee shop appears to have lost its edge, and the baristas working in the morning had […]
View from my hotel room in Seoul — third floor of the Hotel Manu. I would stay at Hotel Manu again.
My trip from Berlin to Seoul was long – and while none of the travel, in and of itself, was stressful, by the time I got to Seoul Saturday evening, I was completely […]
Last night, on my way back from a Berlinale film, I missed the U2 at Alexanderplatz by 30 seconds.
Faced with a 15-minute wait for the next train, I made the rational decision that I could afford a taxi, and so I went to find one.
I will readily admit that I had not examined […]
A week or so ago I got my first 2€ coin that celebrates 10 years of the Euro.
ECB's info on this special coin.
I have to say that I cannot help but wonder if this is, indeed, the moment to be celebrating the Euro.
That said, I do believe this might be […]
It was just the other day when I was standing in a queue, I was behind some woman who pulled out a really skanky baggie with coins and I thought to myself, “can’t she afford a new coin purse?”
And then I realized that my wallet was positively ancient.
Truthfully.
A long time ago I […]
Well, not really rich—but the good news, at least for me, is that my bank account is sufficiently above zero that I feel comfortable.
And I’ve done some shopping already:
DSL/Landline Service: I’ve ordered phone service for home, including DSL that is, in theory, 8 times faster than what I had in Weimar. It should […]
Sorry about my silence over the weekend, but Saturday morning I downloaded two podcasts, enjoyed listening to them, and then Saturday evening found out that I had run into my 3GB surfing wall.
I suppose that on the plus side it took me 6 more days to reach the wall in August than it did […]
Some how I am going to survive August – and thanks to a bit of random luck, I’m even going to get bookcases this month!
Over lunch today I sat down with my Ikea shopping list and priced out the items from my “need” list—the light for my dining table and bedside lamp, along with […]
I realize it’s only August 9th, but I’m already out of money for the month because I’ve moved.
Because I had to move twice (first into a temporary apartment and then into my real apartment) I ended up spending a lot more than I previously allotted for moving—neither move, individually was expensive: Think fifth floor […]
Kiva Loan: My first Kiva loan was paid off! Investing in a liquor store meant that the $25 I invested has been fully paid off. I’ve invested it in someone riskier this time: Anderson Cristaldo, a 21 year old salesman in Paraguay. He’s cute, he’s young, and I was the first person to loan him […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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