Category Archives: Graduate School
Lions, Tigers, and Bears
Death’s Head spent most of his time in Wroclaw hovering over manuscripts in dimly lit libraries, but he saved one afternoon just for fun. So off we went to the zoo. The Wroclaw zoo is the oldest in Poland. Old … Continue reading
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Wroclaw from Below and Above
It’s been well documented on this blog that if I’m given the chance to climb a bunch of stairs up to an observation deck, I will enthusiastically take it. You’ll be happy to hear that Wroclaw’s Church of St. Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Wroclaw Rynek
Although I hate fighting, I would argue that Wroclaw’s star attraction is its town square. The fact that it’s the second largest town square in Poland is not up for debate, however. The town hall in the middle is a … Continue reading
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To the City of Brotherly Love We Go
For the past year and a half I’ve subjected you to my gushingly cheerful documentation of our life in Europe. The public transportation here is amazing. This is the first time in my life when I haven’t worried about the … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Germany, Graduate School, Travel
Homey
We haven’t done much to furnish our apartment in Berlin, due to a mixture of frugality and laziness (it’s almost exclusively laziness). I’m lucky in that Death’s Head is super fun to live with and his companionship more than makes … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Books, Family, Germany, Graduate School, Homemaking, Marriage
Dinner Party
Many moons ago, we hosted our first Berlin dinner party. DH has been bringing it in the kitchen lately, and Asian dumplings and Thai curry were on the menu. But the main event was a beer taste testing. DH has … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Chums, Germany, Graduate School, Homemaking
Cambridge
We arrived in Cambridge in the early afternoon of an overcast Wednesday, I dropped DH off at school with a brisk but supportive hug, and then scrambled madly to use up the world’s supply of pictures for the rest of … Continue reading
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Lübeck
We spent three days in Rostock last week while DH did academic type things (wearing Birkenstocks with socks, etc.), so I mostly toured the area on my own. However, one afternoon unexpectedly opened up for DH, and he made the … Continue reading
Filed under Germany, Graduate School, Leipzig, Outings, Travel
Warnemünde
Rostock is a two hour train ride north of Berlin, and Warnemünde is 20 minutes north of Rostock on the Baltic Sea. DH needed to be in Rostock for official graduate student business, and I try to tag along on business … Continue reading
Filed under Germany, Graduate School, Outings, Travel
10 Things to Do in Marburg
Last year DH received a grant to do research for his dissertation in Germany. The grant organization paid for both of us to live in Marburg for six weeks and take a language course. We loved the chance to live … Continue reading
Filed under Germany, Graduate School, Outings, Travel
