Ten days into officially living in Germany, we decided it was the perfect time to take a day trip to explore a new German town. We decided on a trip to Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany, rich in Roman history and right along the Mosel river (read: wine). It was a simple two hour train ride from Kaiserslautern to Trier, so we tired the dogs out with a long walk and breakfast before heading READ MORE
International House Hunting
It has been said that looking for a house over here is like the Hunger Games. The good houses get rented out quickly and people will snatch up a house right under your nose. It can get ugly. We started looking at houses online right when we found out we were moving to Germany, but realized quickly that there was no point in looking yet because they'd all be gone by the time we arrived. READ MORE
How to Move Your Dogs Abroad
When Timmer called me to tell me he had just found out we were moving to Germany, my first thought was "cool we'll be able to travel so much!" but not even a split second later I thought "what are we going to do with the dogs?!" Figuring out how to move the dogs abroad with us was my number one priority and probably the most stressful part about our move. I researched all of our options, and then READ MORE
One Week of Living in Germany
We have officially been here one week, and so far I am loving living in Germany! I am definitely still in the honeymoon stage of moving, and it honestly just feels like I'm on vacation. We are staying in a temporary living apartment (TLA), which feels like a super sweet AirBnb. It's new, the windows are huge, the kitchen is amazing, and it is basically straight from an Ikea catalog. Plus, there's READ MORE
Five Day Learning Curve
With five full days in Germany behind me, I have already learned so much about living here! Here are some differences, learnings, and fun facts that we've accumulated so far. The doors to the outdoors lock automatically. In other words, yes, I did already lock us out of the temporary apartment we are in (lol yikes). Luckily we were still with our realtor, so she was able to call in a backup READ MORE