To Texas and Back Again

It's been nearly three years since I moved away from Germany. I did a lot in those last few months in the country, but I didn't feel much like writing. I moved back to Texas in June 2014 because I wanted to be near my mom; she had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer six months earlier. She was an excellent patient and had such determination, and I was so glad to be home with her. Though she outlived her prognosis by nearly a year, Mom succumbed to the disease in April 2015.

One thing I inherited from Mom at an early age was an appreciation for all things German. Mom loved Germany, and she loved visiting me when I lived in Germany. Neither one of us liked to have our picture taken, but thankfully, when you are on vacation, you have to take a few!

Mom in Würzburg, 2011

Mom and me in Rothenburg ob der Tauber 

Mom and me in Czesky Krumlov

This summer I'll be moving back to Germany to teach again, this time in Berlin. The countdown has begun...I leave in about 6 weeks! I've been to Berlin a couple of times as a tourist, including once with Mom, but the one picture we took together on the Spree was not flattering for either of us. So, I'll just post the photo that everyone who has ever visited the Reichstag has taken...

...and promise to have better pictures of Berlin and more adventures to write about soon. 

Bis bald!