If I had to take a guess, I don’t think I experienced India the way most people do. You hear about people making pilgrimages there, going to learn yoga and cleanse their souls, get back to basics and get a feel for how one of the most rapidly growing countries lives. While I did experience [...]
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i’ll even let you be my chammak challo
Posted by mandino on 15/05/2012
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here comes… the groom
Pune, Goa, Bangalore, Delhi Well now that I’ve been back from my trip to India for 11 weeks, I guess I can write a little something to keep the crowd entertained and informed. The main reason that I went to India for three weeks was to attend the weddings of two of my good friends. The two weddings [...]
Posted by mandino on 14/05/2012
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very Nice
I was very nervous to take this ‘solo’ vacation to Nice. So nervous, in fact, that I was considering rescheduling it, and when that seemed financially inefficient I was really not looking forward to going at all. I am so glad I went! I had an awesome time. The best part about going on vacation [...]
Posted by mandino on 07/05/2012
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départ & ankunft
I returned from Nice this afternoon. While it is currently sunny in Cologne (shocking, I know) I would like to share this short photo collection to emphasize my disappointment at returning from my 3-day weekend on the French Riviera. Once I get over this sad realization that I will no longer spend my days sitting [...]
Posted by mandino on 07/05/2012
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picnics, reunions and colds
Two weekends ago I trudged off to Frankfurt to visit Kelly, judge meet her new boyfriend, and enjoy an indoor picnic with my favorite English-speaking expats who also happen to be based in Frankfurt and/or Essen. After spending too much time shopping and being lazy, we slapped together a feast of salads, homemade guac and [...]
Posted by mandino on 02/05/2012
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it ain’t easter without…
I am really proud of myself for successfully re-creating one tiny part of my family’s Easter. While Thanksgiving may be better known as a ‘food holiday’, my stomach has always been more loyal to Easter. One day a year (or maybe a few more, depending on who gets stuck taking what leftovers) I can stuff [...]
Posted by mandino on 06/04/2012
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unstoppable force
Rather than going back in time and explaining my trip to India (everyone who reads this knows all about it anyway) I am just going to leap back into writing and pretend it hasn’t been nearly 4 months since the last time I wrote something legit. I think its spring like today or tomorrow so, [...]
Posted by mandino on 20/03/2012
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ketchup
It has been suggested to me on more than one occasion in the past month and a half that I am behind on updating this thing. Since my last post I have (among other things): Joined a dating website Learned about British Christmas traditions with my co-workers over German food and Bier Flown to and [...]
Posted by mandino on 28/01/2012
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maaaaaize
I don’t like to stay in one place for too long if I can help it. So after returning home from Frankfurt I left again a mere 4.5 days later to visit Julie in Nürnberg! A few of us girls from Hanny met for a weekend of Glühwein and girl talk in the city that [...]
Posted by mandino on 07/12/2011
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a BossHoss Thanksgiving
Whenever possible, I like to let Kelly document/blog about my expat life. Mostly because she has a better camera, and also she’s just about as witty/eloquent as I am so you would barely notice the difference anyway (possibly even wittier). She was kind enough to invite me to her Frankfurt Thanksgiving celebration this year, for [...]
Posted by mandino on 30/11/2011
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