Day trip to the Netherlands

Today I spontaneously took a trip to Maastricht, NL. I was invited last night at another expat event (this time I actually had a friend to go with, the Israeli gal I met at the last one). Although my friend couldn't go (stupid work), I decided to join the 3 other people going on the …

Germany or Japan?

Wow! What was once a simple solo lunch plan turned into an afternoon event for me today. There is a surprisingly high number of Japanese immigrants living in Dusseldorf. That means there must be a high number of delicious Japanese restaurants. After stumbling upon a conversation online between expats who were discussing their Japanese restaurant …

One Perk of Not Knowing Deutsch

A few days ago, I went to a bakery in search of a yummy treat to have on Christmas. I spotted something chocolate-covered, but I was too nervous to just order a bag of them. What if there were cow nipples beneath the chocolate? I don't want to make any assumptions about what Germans might …

I shouldn't have gotten excited when I saw that "How I Met Your Mother" and "Big Bang Theory" were listed in the TV schedule.

Kaiserswerth & The Cinema

I explored the town surrounding my school, which I've been told is a "typical Düsseldorf town" (probably excluding the castle right behind it). I think the town is pretty adorable.   Later that day, I went to the movie theater. I've been wanting to see the new Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 but in the …

Christmas Markets

Germany is famous for their Christmas markets, so obviously I had to check them out. Düsseldorf is adorably decorated - even on my quiet street there are many windows and trees with Christmas lights and decorations. That is totally normal at home but I guess everything seems charming in a new place. There were multiple …

People here park on the sidewalks

I hate my bread

One of the most challenging parts so far is not being able to ready my groceries. I cannot Google things when I'm not using the WiFi in my apartment. I've learned how to read many foods in German (plus I have eyes and can recognize foods when I look at them), but what I failed …

Guten Tag!

Well, I've officially moved to a country where I don't know a soul and hardly know the language. "WHY DID I DO THIS???" I kept thinking as I woke up every hour on my first night. I quickly remembered the reasons "why" and learned even more reasons over the next couple of days. I forced …