4 Orange Suitcases

to visit - besuchen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday morning we headed out of town and went to Freiburg im Breisgau. This is a town in Germany in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald). We were very happy good friends from North Carolina were visiting nearby and could meet us for the day. We all

to drive - Fahren -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few posts back I wrote about Zürich reuse. We were very fortunate to score shelving units for our storage room. This is exactly what we were looking for and were getting ready to buy new - but we were able to get the units

Eine Woche - a week -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It has been a week and a day since we arrived in Zürich. It feels like we have done so much and yet so little. We are in this odd limbo phase. Not really in a routine yet and not really vacation. And without

Spot - die Stelle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- She has found a happy spot in the living room.

recycle - recyceln -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of the things I love to do is recycle. Whether it is the compost from our veggie scraps, or turning my mom's old needlepoint into a pillow. But today we had a great experience of reuse in our new town. We are currently

laundry - die Wäsche -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laundry was one of the key factors in the apartment selection.  Well, that and distance to M's school, monthly cost, number of bedrooms and ease to public transport... but that misses the point of this blog post. From my years in New York,

short - kurz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is the deal - I am short. The shortest in the house. And now the only one who will be using a step stool on a daily basis!  Why you ask? Well, the kitchen was not made for short people. Example A: Alicia attempting to

together - zusammen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are all together again, tired, but together. The trip started with the help of our friends Caryn and Bill. Loading two cars, one with the Altmueller luggage and the other with the Altmueller people. And then the unloading and the goodbyes. Due to the dates

bittersweet - bittersüß -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Altmueller household has some bittersweet news to share. Normally, I start with the bitter to get it over - but this time I will share the sweet first. Stephan has accepted a new position with Google. We are all thrilled for him and look forward

This is where the adventure begins! Zürich at Night!