tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19033193394600209232024-03-18T22:19:09.994-05:00Anna Im AuslandAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-13864400410450887532012-09-26T02:19:00.000-05:002012-09-27T16:01:38.188-05:00Grüß Gott<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I wake up everyday with this view now. It's quiet, (if you don't count the roosters...) and the air is fresh. The Alps stand tall far behind watching over. Every few miles you come across a statue of Jesus and Mary, and everyone greets one another saying "Grüß Gott" (which translates "Greet God") and it is a beautiful and comforting thing.</i><br />
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Yesterday I did some shopping (<i>read: bought a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirndl">Dirndl</a>!</i>) and sat alone at a cafe to read my magazine (<i>The German Press seems to love <a href="http://littleremindersoflove.blogspot.de/search/label/Wills%20and%20Kate">Kate</a>, too!</i>) As I sat there, I realized how at home I felt. How calm, how confident I felt sitting there alone.<br />
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After a few minutes I was asked if I could share my table with a few guys on their lunch break. I didn't mind; not at all. I actually was glad to have a bit of company. The only problem I had was that they spoke with a strong, Bavarian accent. I then explained that I can speak German, I just can't understand <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_language">Bavarian </a>so well. (<a href="http://annaimausland.blogspot.de/2011/11/this-fall.html">In the North, I understood perfectly fine!</a>) They laughed. A lot. Yet, nevertheless, continued to ask me questions. In Bavarian.<br />
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So I asked politely for them to speak slower and they did what every person in the universe seems to do when someone asks them to do so: they talk<i> louder</i>. This is a phenomenon. And this happens every time.<br />
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But don't worry, because after I finally understood what they were talking about (which was how often we renew our car tags in America, oddly enough) we had a pleasant chat.<br />
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Also, I came to this conclusion after they, of course, said how much fast food Americans eat: Americans don't have such a long time for lunch. We work through it, most of the time, in fact. It's not that we love necessarily to eat fast food everyday; it's cheaper, and it's exactly that, <i>fast</i>.<br />
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I explained and they both were surprised to hear of this. But I also admitted that, even if I had four hours for lunch, I'd most likely go to Wendy's; french fries dipped in a Frosty? heck yes.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-42705239016559989932012-08-26T20:44:00.003-05:002012-08-26T20:44:30.254-05:00Dear Munich: See you soon! xo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Munich,<br />
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I'll meet you in three weeks. You're my soon-to-be home, so let's do this properly, ok?<br />
Adventures, laughter, friends, and all that good stuff.<br />
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<i>Kisses</i>,<br />
AnnaAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-46421623963473172942011-12-11T12:30:00.001-06:002011-12-11T12:30:33.377-06:00now.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://buryyourselfinwords.tumblr.com/post/13984779139/nevver-go-now">-nevver.</a>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-32507302909972553482011-11-09T14:41:00.002-06:002011-11-09T14:41:58.783-06:00experience the world.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://notetosarah.tumblr.com/post/12459080112">- note to self.</a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-7054001541122198262011-11-02T15:27:00.001-05:002011-11-02T15:28:01.973-05:00this fall.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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kiel, germany</div>
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this fall brought with it beautiful sunsets, changing leaves & <a href="http://annaimausland.blogspot.com/p/about.html">a new about page</a>!</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83044744/who-im-becoming-8-x-10">-etsy.</a></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-31053469901983396032011-10-19T12:03:00.001-05:002011-10-19T12:04:23.753-05:00Attention weather of Northern Germany:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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[10.19.2011.]</div>
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you're trying to bring me down. i know you are. but you will never succeed.<br />
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as long as i've got my yellow cap-<b> it's all sunshine, baby.</b>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-13843181911065036302011-10-18T13:56:00.000-05:002011-10-18T13:56:20.483-05:00it is for the bold.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-4200130735599695112011-10-17T16:01:00.001-05:002011-10-17T16:02:19.124-05:00Captured moments in Copenhagen: part one.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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[Copenhagen. October 13, 2011.]</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-7396737324850357882011-10-08T14:56:00.002-05:002011-10-08T15:59:29.683-05:00Walks home from kindergarten are filled with many sweet chats.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">[Germany. August 2011.]</span></div>
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<a href="http://bussongs.com/songs/5_little_monkeys_jumping_on_the_bed.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">five little monkeys jumping on the bed</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">i <i>love </i>this gig.</span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-71633493665806969892011-10-06T17:11:00.003-05:002011-10-06T17:15:07.834-05:00flat nathan's first day on the town.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-36204508728479614022011-10-04T17:42:00.001-05:002011-10-04T17:42:45.190-05:00Willkommen, Flat Nathan!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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read all about Flat Nathan <a href="http://littleremindersoflove.blogspot.com/2011/10/welcoming-flat-nathan-to-germany.html">here</a>.</div>
Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-7091612514382071322011-09-30T15:06:00.000-05:002011-09-30T16:55:58.604-05:00The words Americans choose.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">“<span class="quote">Here is what a Polish citizen living in the United
States told the writer Laura Klos Sokol about Americans: <span style="font-size: x-large;">‘When Americans
say it was great, I know it was good. When they say it was good, I know
it was okay. When they say it was okay, I know it was bad.’</span></span>”
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Eric Weiner, The Geography of
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-81460915064343675672011-09-28T09:38:00.002-05:002011-09-28T09:38:32.606-05:00Food: now i like to cook it, too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> [L enjoying some of my homemade, baked mac 'n cheese. 9.5.2011.]</span></div>
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a weird thing happened when i got to germany. well, maybe weird isn't the right word. rather, let's say an unexpected thing happened:<br />
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i started cooking. that's not the unexpected part. i'm an au pair, of course i'm going to cook. the unexpected part was the love i discovered i had for cooking. deep in a usually unnoticed part of my heart i happened upon a love for cooking. for getting my hands and practically my whole self covered in flour. wiping off my brow with my forearm, attempting to keep the sauce covering my hands out of my hair. enjoying a piece of bread - bread you kneaded with your own hands, bread you watched rise before your eyes - you will never enjoy a meal so much as one you made yourself. from scratch. it's a magical, fulfilling kind of enjoyment. it's something i had never quite experienced before my time in germany.<br />
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so now, happening upon <a href="http://pinterest.com/aeallen/you-are-what-you-eat/">new recipes</a>, how-to videos (like the brilliant one below), & <a href="http://browse.realsimple.com/food-recipes/cooking-tips-techniques/index.html">sites full of tips</a>, i get giddy. i literally feel myself smile from the inside out. i love it. and i'm so happy that i can leave this adventure with such new appreciations and loves. and let me tell ya, my familia will certainly be glad, too. ; )<br />
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-45921791661123245202011-09-27T14:02:00.000-05:002011-09-27T14:02:05.379-05:00there you are.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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[train ride from berlin to <span class="fbProfileBylineFragment"></span>eckernförde. 7.30.2011]</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">even when you feel like you’ve
been swept away. when you wonder if maybe you’ve lost yourself or lost
your ground. you stop & think & look & there you are.
always there. always you. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">even if when it’s barely visible, a hint, an echo, a sheer layer of chiffon, the you that’s really you is always there.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">-from the brilliant blog <a href="http://livethelife.tumblr.com/post/4064271030/there-you-are">note to self</a>: </span></div>
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-41161322552283473932011-09-06T11:02:00.000-05:002011-09-06T11:02:23.800-05:00August.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8InWsSBnwb7mLFJbaaaYhTa8AodHFImNgNQvm9_YEwctRyVp0ocbKFBH6jHHD6hTkHOhdkyEqiSWNyR5jQF3DU4XXd0qN2Tj4OeoHv_t7vmI1fvsemuucGgsHvS2IesmjLZ5D1DxUpZ8N/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9kU-SYtyzSOhGSNYgGOadhgGC-gldEodd6clwStP-QtLdU8b8mVwKzr8XtyK6KAnXLHIhvhMgaYmN615qUONx_nEItgikxzqhK5s7BUrxMqK8E_bnVLHC_ivBx8E_HME585gs_kYv-Zb/s640/8.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUvDEjm7gOCq_7QTfNMKzT2l-r9buH90ctDfH7h9QgwxJTRiCKb5JQclTZ3X6BOfhyphenhyphenOn8AFxnqXw9f7v1LgWsGWx5Zn2352VK_V8Z_GHQpLGND0aw6V1VNDyKM7uwo-cv0L9TLiRWRpy6/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_9SxcXSC1Htto96BPXnxPH34PDzUW1YKIadp5WZ4wRPsYvlLCMkJW18NKaZWMu4t_yLBmQYrLqXJhBBdlSzCxgL_UAmM8EXlqmKFf0417I9frDs-pwBBde_Nem-j3zqfuLQszIZujL2Z/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKySroNOkOxRRbDRcgZWqbcspLQQTtN_QlQXPaO61aS-PCMAQzHHXUSPXRizx2mKbBjpMWGVnhfqEf6Pkn3CSMOuZIMWaTCKvUgE47QnLYhuDfClZwFBiCt4TLPemHUPMtzeRtrNZYt_NS/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3INSWWdPn9P9Cgm5f4R1ImrvZ-i8qkOMDJVYXTYl9S_C2wbgp5mbShyyyvaGBqOxV_Oj4_Hhm4T2jTkxF97Uo-9Z07_8GahDCVyuXa2J_8Xk9w_U3uQ4x0IWalG2muBeCfTxmzmCbuyt/s640/9.jpg" width="640" /><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7NxvyHaBy13vYpOfuuTnBCC5CfqXywbAmNXntNyywvI8uKQD_WZtwdmRaDLIIkZ8Cjeo1d5duDrvB0BkIPsHutz0l2sCPJdMzf8m_ICfIUV4FIM3HuxdtLaI9s7OjCbhSpEZrJSdqXF8/s640/6.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="none" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwM128kwD127TEn89SBBUaVskIFKx7K4NEFj53eR-Jrq7UxFHJ6mlph5a-lNFdvi2JVE8Nju37qcHhCyJyR3N5QRvK5lRIIDZV_u7GpjAsjyld0YvCrgwHcAxvT2DrnNjw0jO8NkU2gbK/s640/3.jpg" width="640" /></div><span style="font-size: large;">august brought with it laughter, a bit of homesickness, new friends, wonderful moments of growing & many, many miles of exploring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">i had my first experience at a diskotek: </span>we danced (with new friends) until 6 in the morning. i danced on the table to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsJ7FCsRtQ&feature=related">Party in the USA</a>. i laughed so hard when <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7Brx6npZ1w">this </a>song & <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rynxm_GQEsI">this </a>song came on, i couldn't even dance. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">note: it was a popular club, with lots of teenagers. this type of playlist would not have gone over well in america.</span><br />
i embraced german hits such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch2GgrfSblQ">this</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">i went climbing in the forest: <span style="font-size: small;">i climbed obstacles that were both exhausting and terrifying. i only lost my shoe once and had to tell only one group of teenage boys to find something else to watch and judge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">i got accepted into uni.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">it was a great month. </span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="quote">Suddenly I realize<br />
That if I stepped out of my body I would break<br />
Into blossom.</span> </span> <br />
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</tbody></table>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-51188146511990857182011-08-08T12:13:00.000-05:002011-08-08T12:13:16.593-05:00Pippi Langstrumpf.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK2-gO3N5GCFW3MN4lIJk4_tNzGfEMs_edhcTzZjyp61jCXH7BDxQJeQTspnZX3fYI27Dsoj5VDKKEq8buBoadBNEWEssfOTFX7P2NkDlo6zPB8KdzA-aale_CvAtveawZpGzB55ybqBQ/s1600/52b50404bfb9484584bea309acf73d0e_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicK2-gO3N5GCFW3MN4lIJk4_tNzGfEMs_edhcTzZjyp61jCXH7BDxQJeQTspnZX3fYI27Dsoj5VDKKEq8buBoadBNEWEssfOTFX7P2NkDlo6zPB8KdzA-aale_CvAtveawZpGzB55ybqBQ/s1600/52b50404bfb9484584bea309acf73d0e_7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 8.8.2011</div>"Anna! We look wie Pippi Langstrumpfe!"Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-71034620401665024262011-08-05T16:18:00.002-05:002011-08-05T16:21:27.286-05:00it's beautiful. it's strange.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGlKoVJk8nq2TxM6DPhPt0uFxxYxAuAqrd2uFOn4AHf8YdOpXMBOgYVeGNePCd-xss9283AsYokt9txQut1j07D3ZBXOFT35eROVoJjhULR_rTE9O4wXCp-bzYqECsHUuUsnPjvAt7T1NW/s400/281378_1397206648740_1189440031_31229925_1269217_n+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> rome. july 2011.</span><b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>There Comes the Strangest Moment</b></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;">There comes the strangest moment in your life,<br />
when everything you thought before breaks free--<br />
what you relied upon, as ground-rule and as rite<br />
looks upside down from how it used to be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Skin's gone pale, your brain is shedding cells;<br />
you question every tenet you set down;<br />
obedient thoughts have turned to infidels<br />
and every verb desires to be a noun.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want--my want. I love--my love. I'll stay<br />
with you. I thought transitions were the best,<br />
but I want what's here to never go away.<br />
I'll make my peace, my bed, and kiss this breast…</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your heart's in retrograde. You simply have no choice.<br />
Things people told you turn out to be true.<br />
You have to hold that body, hear that voice.<br />
You'd have sworn no one knew you more than you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">How many people thought you'd never change?<br />
But here you have. It's beautiful. It's strange.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">thank you, <a href="http://samanthashorey.blogspot.com/">sam</a>, for sending this gem my way. </div></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-55856226174132362492011-06-29T16:48:00.000-05:002011-06-29T16:48:06.661-05:00daily adventures.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MOzirH5fV47BXxX6Kg678xA0RxqPQexftseIcCJ9tu3EBssA-QozQdojTLXSqMKCzT78mhdvrtSvUot4C3N_p5qqjN4n3neFz7S3z3-RazmtOb3hNbKyHpo5_oT6Or24-CUWN7H1Mr_k/s640/6.28.2011+175.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2VBSXuDBX-7jHbDyv4pZzhlzGlzFquAcru9WezukwlXoz5qgTR82FaqqmgXoBZgqbIWvKs37sWqzcrmS52jyyzF7POUFpc6UtNCTZyZsSMLY-MQUt1B5__7VU5qc-oLp2TcsmDm8BSzg/s640/6.28.2011+174.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj2m9-lE9pJVd2_4dB4w76Dv_9IZKT6LEuJvroDsyuoCXvyorBBLChkUooPmRSspq94Z1m_AZMlN45IvcOAbEj8b8QAwmwftk7b0wALKNcdGUfCzmsWxb4xBukKwTQN-Hv2zEwpxeeJ29/s640/6.28.2011+173.JPG" width="640" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6.28.2011</div>i love walking this path everyday -- whether we're off to the beach or i'm picking up some eggs at the market, i always cherish these moments. though simple, they are beautiful.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-39890068313077520582011-06-24T14:56:00.001-05:002011-06-24T15:05:20.955-05:00Sommerfest im Kindergarten.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kyeIwz05YF4AHGruIbPQI7XBC16VuetxHSmMrqd-VBNDNrLNYWH1XeVTVibkAxfKbj7dUT1q5WkUspiVY3eZaSb4zcUcyhbUK0azmWUOG10fOPNXTAToUKK_woKfgGdk7cvdQBya_0v9/s640/June+2011+199.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNxOWA924CwEhmzC_SpK6Ul7bEqIm0XbNDiyWfjtbkjgVrVBmY5jpvefXV7_kCE7sHs7UASrhZDC8FfcvHc1wCIN-QpQgUGTarWgLksDmK_lzz34UoF5s9EzvLAaOwln0Gayhuc3bz_z3/s640/June+2011+190.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCostFHrJAH8bAYw9SKFmrgwsnHiuH4Gx45AKzuOLeQ-jaGZ_xQ9tYytqvpkOyXfqm27iEwc9KWsUUKuRQ6m5S-rML7lNYVFm6AArZsAKrhNhaiUScEJLwiZQcyZjJYgNWMQwWwCrEYvl/s640/June+2011+194.JPG" width="640" /><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtF5wxKTuhyvxkEX1HIbH35wTvYwtAUXQRcMY8hwTWg37GjMdW_hC0Ew74ZNfvU6K5fsIuF-uOMpo-amxzSv3kt1t88ThcwvPV_MpJUKgMeOsHDMrM7oGjrh7IAnoyulE7D6yLvk72ryUE/s640/June+2011+212.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtHhDllnnB6c-0Kq7XO9psQ2re83WNItCOg2VRr8ktTDcJav-mg7LpCyIqGGjZHLZmOXHsfroU7tVlpgKXxarNrTctEGQcwKNh9Lw2RrUvYuejq8PWli1QM1usiVaq7lQB6xuE3tuiPK-/s640/June+2011+228.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7akhRTLUIuedzZ-UyWomSyfZFbJMGDd0FcXPfEal08tLhyphenhyphentPQoURta3AQ7-Vzr1Slxi2BjUWf-PKZ7Lqphwx4fGSUKq2aMytJXRPu5LV_Bi7kp2sdcvheejXA7wgEHiY4J7jqL5smIU0B/s640/June+2011+233.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfrlDxVhfONg03VNWx24u_lKnA0bnQfe43ZbQo5qBHH98sERrThyphenhyphenKbbyyWQn29H_Xttc9KU-iHzhh3MAt4CBf1PkH0MurI-UEwjvbYyP33lCg9AltXwWRBaIsTcH0-akTcDbZNf9d-REF/s640/June+2011+231.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[6.24.2011.]<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">today we went to the kindergarten's sommerfest. there were cakes galore & kids running about dawning crowns made of flowers. it felt like something straight out of a <a href="https://iamachild.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/friedrich-miess-1854-1935-german/">picture </a>or book. it was a lovely way to spend a june afternoon. (especially when it was only around 60 degrees! love love love germany's weather.)</div></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-87671972299394706462011-06-23T16:39:00.001-05:002011-06-23T16:40:00.647-05:00braid envy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoMBXhv2JCia12-7rJePsM1TQ_nDxb4A6hQJV9pzRQTKtg0xHnT5naeLuNB8zxMz9eueRZXaMN6aBmtxEkawga61Qm4dARxjX5kia1dl0-KckOFPgmjHTnE5G_NV39NVOxvwwvSQRqWVq/s1600/d5fc6dcbe94a469aab0fc0f4ddd5d5c4_7.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> [Grazia Magazine. 6.22.2011.]</div>i <b>will</b> perfect the chic braid before the summer is over.<br />
i think i can, i think i can, i think i can...Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-63470032758170529092011-06-20T16:39:00.000-05:002011-06-20T16:39:01.251-05:00from scratch.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoDj6zbf6EVyw_uVcCbuRkePRETtQmOM995Ak5Rf6uJmLIjdrkmkKx_MZceX_MDR70Ojy5Ww8i12-brSO5wib10rw3SXKepoubeEL_tvlVOEFh2uCy3eGweRfnpJ16srSnuG8Wsu_1zPm/s1600/e3d625624d804a7890ca950ce8e0d5d4_7.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6.20.2011</div>today i made my very first loaf of bread. and it was all from scratch, at that. and everyone loved it. woohoo!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-90459822753922858812011-06-16T17:01:00.001-05:002011-06-16T17:03:46.222-05:00recipes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EOvAnZZ6Ba2y8eYAI3koxvABLTyTvLEPyxzvECB4D0CBn3j6RN4yev-QvDBt7D4TnAxOh8K0ayLUtgMMRV_amQxc9mMPG365Ydq9UiU6M0xv7NEbv5PiWjyij0G0cTIqvbjJV7dUQjgd/s1600/3529fb0c44604dae972cac286fe52416_7.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6.6.2011</div>during my time here in Germany, we are making our way through the collection of delicious recipes Jamie Oliver's books have to offer. i hope to make note of my favorites & cook them for my future love one day.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-86651034551058444832011-06-07T15:58:00.000-05:002011-06-07T15:58:46.581-05:00Hefezopf.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HXyzBdVLEDasxX6VWP3czEV5pGSIMvBtKnVamkY78EI4MWMBkfXFrXP0iUvaVWx6g84wnSfLqCAvwVItr8AoONoH4YvNzIxZfnu5-0ZcZqvCv3GAjx0C3Ibg6dfOdWX4FnosL8WmxRrP/s640/246674_1358279875595_1189440031_31195280_8152511_n.jpg" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="messageBody"> 6.7.2011</span></div><span class="messageBody">My little host sister baked me <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hefekranz">Hefezopf</a> today...more like Hefe'Anna' : )</span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1903319339460020923.post-20165616007108185182011-06-05T15:58:00.004-05:002011-06-06T15:12:40.523-05:00anchor.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnHgITpMjAGlovS_B69y3fbTMcn_hYfj_zrVG9QpYT84eC0W8l6B45IwcG79SHcghqPJ5hsASNOInBZo58IHF9sxyoImydfOSqzVt-afoqYau-fk1lzOCBv8yX8m2LeFZQtWnG9GEKy6d/s640/roundup+2011+018.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDiSAynYjDZQKRNvTYbbDHhl2b8vRL0AQxxM_svNw9HV6ldEy6RwGKhpBuuL8mnHD21vUP0GqVnjG-Nhq-5ZsP27OTXdLhA4FnX0TsSV_Uu4HKVexP1RFMvVpSzHB7nsEsH4nntIMCO_j/s640/roundup+2011+006.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEGYLM1oUHstZWqA7MaEnzuMY56Sag1Fn-7LGgqsXL1gkVfcymqI2-MzdfLnguaD2W5_7PkkXKuq94M1tf3zksUtouZbCbQhy3kfYo-N_KEqxpWBifwM51qKb2EU7dS_Kllgvwzac17x0/s640/roundup+2011+031.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 6.5.2011</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today I ventured to the local fish market. I walked around the pier while soaking up the bright sun and smelling the ocean air. Daydreaming (as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AWRHBHDVlQ&feature=related">this song</a> played in my head.) It's was a relaxing way to spend my lazy Sunday. I wish everyone could have a Sunday like today's-- I wish I could bottle up the happiness I felt while wandering about. I would share it all with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02226583302550448103noreply@blogger.com6