Olympic National Park. If you are from the Pacific Northwest, you know what I am talking about. If you don’t, click on the link and land on the homepage of this beautiful national park. While living in Seattle, we did a whole lot of camping and saw some amazing nature, but this park was our […]
Customer Service. American Style
I have had the most wonderful vacation! Two weeks of Seattle. Just me. No kids or husband. Two weeks of people and things I have missed so much over the last couple of years. It was so good that it hurts a little now sitting back on my couch in Germany. Anyways. Here is a […]
Where is home when your heart is everywhere?
Two big suitcases, a one and a half year old and our bike trailer in a big cardboard box was all we had when we landed in Seattle in October 2011. I still remember the ride Frederiks’ professor gave us to our rental vividly. As if we had arrived in outer space. Even Janne did […]
Swimming in the Pool. With an Electric Eel. Part two
I tried my very best to get up to speed by reading all the emails in the immense inbox of the pool and by (trying to) answer them. At this point, every email or letter I opened posed a new question. “Is the first weekend of the summer vacation still available for a tent night? […]
Swimming in the Pool. With an Electric Eel. Part one
Somewhere in the beginning of August, my job coach called me all excited. She had just heard about a job she thought would be a good fit for me: A position as office manager of an outdoor swimming pool. When I asked her if she could send me the job posting, she told me she […]