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"A Little Somethin' Around the Corner"
Cloudyskies
Dec 16, 2022
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For all the criticism Frankfurt, Germany, receives from its native naysayers who regard it as one of the less desirable German cities in which to...
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Dec 16, 2022
"Bookstore Gas"
Cloudyskies
Dec 15, 2022
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What’s one of the quickest ways to develop hatred for a complete stranger? Unwittingly inhale one of their farts. It’s a surefire recipe for the...
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Dec 15, 2022
"Frankfurt Motor Showdown"
Cloudyskies
Dec 13, 2022
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Hot cars, hot women, savvy marketing, and motley themes—the Frankfurt, Germany, Motor Show brings massive crowds to the city for Frankfurt’s...
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Dec 13, 2022
"The Stink"
Cloudyskies
Dec 10, 2022
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Garden variety smells lingered throughout the metropolis I called home. “It smells really weird around here” was a tired expression in my world...
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Dec 10, 2022
"Sometimes Guy"
Cloudyskies
Dec 5, 2022
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The German word manchmal means sometimes. I’d never heard a person use this word so much as the preachy, loquacious guy in my German class, who I...
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Dec 5, 2022
"A Tall Grass Field"
Cloudyskies
Sep 12, 2022
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I think I was trying to sound allegorical or something here. I couldn't think of an original ending. Ideas are welcome ... Walking through a tall...
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Sep 12, 2022
“Moving Abroad”
Cloudyskies
Aug 25, 2022
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Have you ever thought about living in a foreign country? In a way, when as a child I imagined living somewhere far away from home, I had. For...
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Aug 25, 2022
“Two Recollections: A Burglary & A Leaf Blower”
Cloudyskies
Aug 23, 2022
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BURGLARY When I was around ten years old, our house got burglarized. My mother and sister were out somewhere, but my father, my brother, and I...
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Aug 23, 2022
“Berlin Christmas”
Cloudyskies
Aug 9, 2022
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Frohe Weihnachten means Merry Christmas in German. My preoccupation with this newly learned holiday greeting squandered every potential...
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Aug 9, 2022
“Worse than the DMV”
Cloudyskies
Jul 29, 2022
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Everyone knows how unfortunate a visit to the DMV can be—whether it’s dealing with incompetent personnel, not having the proper paperwork...
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Jul 29, 2022
“Kati’s Angels”
Cloudyskies
Jul 9, 2022
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Back by popular demand (well, just Rufous, actually), my Germany stories … I’m the John Bosley in this story, the father figure to the girls. The...
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Jul 9, 2022
“Foot Lost”
Cloudyskies
Jun 9, 2022
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Sounds of a galloping horse? Nope. It’s a woman in heels, on a cobblestone street. That’s when the pressure builds—when paranoia sets in because...
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Jun 9, 2022
“The German Wedding Show”
Cloudyskies
May 19, 2022
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My experiences while living in Germany again, as an American. This time, a wedding… Considering the work that’s required to fulfill the many...
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May 19, 2022
“The Fourth in Frankfurt”
Cloudyskies
May 2, 2022
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The Question: While in the confines of a foreign country, what can one do to celebrate America’s Independence? The Answer: Commemorate in one’s...
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May 2, 2022
“In Her Country”
Cloudyskies
Apr 30, 2022
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I arrived at Berlin’s Tegel airport at eleven in the morning on a Saturday. The American Tourist suitcase by my side, the previous year’s...
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Apr 30, 2022
“Chocolate Easter”
Cloudyskies
Apr 17, 2022
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It’s chocolate madness and the European Parliament’s favorite chair. From the beauteous Grand Palace—the imposing central square cluttered with...
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Apr 17, 2022
“Left Alone: A True Parental Decision”
Cloudyskies
Apr 16, 2022
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Seven dollars. It’s what I had in my wallet, which my son Thomas, 6, hurriedly snatched from my dresser drawer. “Papa, Papa, can I go get an ice...
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Apr 16, 2022
“Bring the Cheese“
Cloudyskies
Apr 14, 2022
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Germany is said to have hundreds of different kinds of cheese. It’s no surprise, then, that the country is the European leader—the Big Cheese—in...
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Apr 14, 2022
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