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Dinner for One

Guten Rutsch!

Slowly Emerging

If I’ve been vacant from blogging and the holiday season there are two good reasons.

First I opted to stay in Germany rather than travel to see my family this year. It’s less stressful and more relaxing to visit my family at other times of the year—like October when one doesn’t have to cram events […]

Dinner for One

This is a traditional German favorite over the next week. I happened to see a German remake of it tonight…

Oh the places I could go…

After upgrading to WordPress Friday, I got sick.

Not hugely ill, mind you, just a cold that gave me that mild out of body experience. I also slept a lot Saturday and Sunday.

In between I worked on three things: First I started fixing the internal links for my blog. With over 1,500 posts, I […]

Sylvester Planning

Since moving to Germany, I have never spent New Year’s Eve in Germany.

My first year I partied in Prague, the second year I found myself in Kyiv, the third year was spent sleeping, preparing for an early morning flight, and last year I was in Guadalajara.

Three of the four were memorable for all […]

Los Tres Gringos Gays

So, I am back from my trip to México, and since I did not explicitly state where I went before (México is a big country), it is time to reveal actual destination.

Guadalajara.

I went with my two amigos, Jay and Murph—arriving separately in México’s second largest city last Saturday. I was supposed to arrive […]

Спасибо

Me!

Originally uploaded by elmada.

So, since leaving Kyiv, I’ve not really given an overall impression of the city, nor have I completely thanked Katya’s family for hosting me.

Without further ado, I will address the second point:

Dear Katya’s Family:

Thank you ever so much for hosting me over New Year’s Eve. […]

Chornobyl and Great Patriotic War Museums

My time in Kyiv was severely impacted by the New Year’s Eve holiday, which extended into New Year’s Day. I spent much of New Year’s Day sleeping off the effects of vodka and staying up until 4am.

Accordingly, my visits to Kyiv’s museums were limited to only the ones that I was most interested in […]

Happy New Year!

Last night, I had the honor of sharing New Year’s Eve with my friend Katya’s family here in Kyiv (Қиїв), The Ukraine.

In my mind, New Year’s Eve is a holiday that people celebrate in public and with friends and strangers. It is an antidote to the extremely private and family orientation of the Thanksgiving […]

Kyiv

No Noise?

Originally uploaded by elmada.

Tomorrow I depart the States, heading for Kyiv in the Ukraine.

While I am there, I will probably have limited access to the Internet—with limited updating of the blog.

So while I am gone, I urge you to:

Check out Jen’s latest entry;

Read MT’s blog;

Read […]