As I write this, I am sitting in the upper room of Markus's parent's house in Berlin. I spent today revisiting the Hugendubel bookstore hear the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. I love Berlin, and it was great being back, even though I was only re-visiting my familiar haunts from the last trip. I had currywurst … Continue reading I’m Slowly Turning Into You →

I broke my leg today. I am not quite sure how it happened. In fact, I was not even aware of anything being amiss until my doctor informed me, and even then, the assured, unconcerned matter in which he relayed the bad news caused me to be very unsure about whether or not I had … Continue reading Give me sugar pill and watch me just ratlle down the street →

I find myself continually surprised and annoyed with people in Germany for their amazing lack of geographical education. Or perhaps I am only being arrogant. The fact remains, however, that no one in Germany seems to know where Michigan is (excluding those who have actually been to Michigan. This is not so exceedingly rare due … Continue reading The Great Lake they Called Gitche Gumee →