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This week, to beat the indoor blues, Lucas and I took part in one of my favorite past times- castle hopping! Read on to find out more about castle hopping and how we happened into this adventure.

Despite the Coronavirus, we are allowed to do outdoor activities, but not with more than one person. So to get outdoors this weekend, we explored a part of Essen that we have never seen before. Read on to see what we found!

How are we handling the spread of the Coronavirus here in Germany? Click on to find out more, and what you can do during this break!

How do you talk to people and resolve issues with neighbors while abroad? In this week’s blog post, I share an issue I have tackled while abroad and the lessons I have learned from this happening! Read on to see how I solved it and what I learned.

It is important to do the following two things when you find yourself in a new living environment:

1. Find Friends

2. Find them Fast

Read on to find out why!

Have you been to the German Karneval parade in Cologne? It is something I have wanted to do but never done. Read on to see what Karneval is like in Cologne!

Are you interested in buying a vehicle to bring back to the U.S when you are abroad? I have a page dedicated to that, plus the story behind the pretty blue Jeep in the photo. Click the arrow to read more about it.

I would have never been able to see Portugal if I did not get a layover, which also saved me about $300 on airfare. What other things can you do to save money when traveling by plane? Read on to find the details!

After I returned to the U.S., I experienced culture shock in my own country. Is this normal? Read on to find out, and what types of things shocked me.

Have you ever felt like you want to hide in your room when you go to a foreign country? Do you ever feel like you just don’t fit it? Have you felt sad and depressed because things do not match the culture of your home country? This is called culture shock, and we experience it in many different ways. Here’s how I am feeling it and how to cope.