Meet Me in Munich!

My initial intent with this last post of the series was to talk about how Germany’s colonial and national socialist experiences helped shap...

One night we were out to dinner with friends, chattering away in English about the difficulties with language and adjusting to the reserved ...

It’s hard enough to know what lens to view yourself through as an expat. As I mentioned in a post on another blog , sometimes your enthusias...

I never thought I’d have a conversation where Nazis and American slavery intersect. Last year, following a dinnertime gathering of Larry’s...

When we talk about the history of German expansion, we usually focus on the Third Reich and the period leading up to and including World Wa...

In my freshman year of college, I took a course called “The Self and the Other.” It inspired my eventual Sociology minor, as well as my lov...

German transportation systems have long been renowned for their punctuality and efficiency. Although most of my travel over the past couple ...