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Berlin Thunder Guy
Originally uploaded by elmada.
There’s nothing like a long walk in the evening to refresh the soul—and now that the sun’s not going down until 8:30, I’m actually willing to do it.
On today’s walk, I paused to mess with my iPod, and when I looked up, I realized a […]
So, Saturday was Fußball day—I headed to Jena to meet with office colleagues for the football (fine: soccer for the Americans) match between FC Rot Weiß Erfurt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena.
I was told that there would be 600 police in attendance in order to prevent any problems, and based upon my personal observation, […]
I picked up one of those (American) football schedules for the Indiana University Hoosier’s upcoming season. As I went down the list I noted that IU would probably lose most of their games.
Right below the schedule it was clear that the designer was desperate for something to fill the space, so s/he listed the […]
On my way out of London, I hopped the 7:00 Stansted Express. Having taken the train several times before, I headed to the front of the train knowing that it would take me away from the crowds and closer to the elevator that would take me from the train platforms to departures.
The forward most […]
Friday night I went out in Jena and had a fantastic time. I think because I haven’t been doing a lot of drinking at home of late, my tolerance for booze has been substantially weakened. I was only about half way through my Long Island Ice Tea at Hemingway’s when I started having that pleasant […]
Ok, Germany is a really nice place and the people I’ve met have all been terrific, yet as I walked the streets of Weimar today with Doga, I was dogged with the question, why am I doing this. I know no German, my language acquisition skills are rather poor, and I will be signing contracts […]
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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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