Heels “und” Cobblestone

Heels und Betonpflaster
Stepping out onto the streets of Ansbach… the historic cobblestones grabbing at my heels as I walked towards Pepe’s
… Tamara picked me up on Friday night and we enjoyed Pinot Grigio at the “Mexican” restaurant.  I don’t think “Mexico” is where the idea is from.  SPAIN maybe.  Alright you’ve heard my complaints.  No [...]

TV and Internet – Blocking in Germany

Alrighty you know… there are so many things you take for granted in the US.  Seriously.  Cell Phones, Fast internet, ability to watch TV on your PC.  Okay maybe I didn’t take THAT one for granted because I had satellite TV with my DSL and unlimited Texting (And we wonder why other countries call us [...]

APO AE

Okay its NOT that hard, I had an APO AE box back in 1990, so its NOT like American companies do not know that this is an American Military address.  We don’t mail to our houses, we all go to Company Mail Rooms and collect our mail.  It’s all very well watched and organized.
OVERSEAS MILITARY [...]

Transpo & Comms… Life Is Sehr Gut!

THE TRANSPO:
On the 18th of July… After some fiddling around, Jen (Farinosi) and Kay jumping as the sparks flew, and the alarm BEEPING it’s alarm horn at us in an enclosed garage.  I finally figured out to jump it the doors needed to be closed and alarm off.  SO we tried again, VROOM!!  [...]

Busy “DEPENDENT”

Friday 11 July 12, 2008
Alrighty then, let’s see I arrived in this country LESS than 48 hours ago.  It is Friday, July 11, 2008.  So far I have:

In processed at the Post Office – got a few boxes (16… oopsie, more on the way). Thanks to Mom my uniform is here.
Signed into [...]

Guten Tag!

Kayla and I made it, I’m surfing a wireless connection from someones apaprtment.  Keep getting google in Deutsche.    The day was long but we are hanging in to stay awake.  Jennifer Farinosi, the FRG Leader here I had met last year is catching me up on the latest.  I will ADD to this [...]

Tick Tock

Connecticut is where I sit, a grey cat happily curled on my lap. Alice is moving about the kitchen making a Chicken pot pie for the neighbor next door that has just returned from the hospital.  Kayla is surfing MySpace in the chair next to mine.  All is calm in the world. 7, 6, [...]

Let Freedom Ring

The past few days have rolled by in the lazy beachy ways that seem to grab you while your here.  Kayla arrived yesterday.  YEA.  Her flight came in at 0900 so I was up earlier than I’ve been since I arrived here.  Closest thing to sunrise I think I have seen yet, and [...]