Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Shameless Self-Promotion: My Own Take on a Fairy Tale

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Although my self-determined March-as-fairy-tale-month has ended, I have one last related post... Late last summer I saw a call for stories...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Fairy Tale Flop

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My plan was to continue to follow the Grimm Brothers around this part of Germany with a visit this week to Kassel, home of Grimmwelt (Grimm...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Following in the Footsteps of the Brothers Grimm: Marburg

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Marburg is home to Philipps University, the 9 th oldest university in Germany and the one where the Grimm Brothers studied in the early 180...
Saturday, March 3, 2018

Following in the Footsteps of the Brothers Grimm: Steinau an der Strasse

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Last week I told a new acquaintance I was going to visit the Grimm Brothers museum in Steinau, because I love fairy tales. I'm not sure ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Germany’s Contemporary Colorscape: Part III

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My initial intent with this last post of the series was to talk about how Germany’s colonial and national socialist experiences helped shap...
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Germany’s Contemporary Colorscape: Part II

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One night we were out to dinner with friends, chattering away in English about the difficulties with language and adjusting to the reserved ...
Friday, February 16, 2018

Germany’s Contemporary Colorscape: Part I

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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...