Meet Aaron and Meghan - scuba diving, traveling, and recovering expats! They just moved back from Germany, where they lived and worked for two years and are now making their home in the great state of Texas, quite a change for these northerners! Follow along as they dive and travel all over the world.
This past weekend, Aaron and I headed to Brussels to check off the first thing on our European Bucket List - diving at Nemo 33! We let Friday night after work to drive up there before diving on Saturday morning. With stops, it took us about 5 and a half hours, but it seemed a lot longer. Is it just me or does everything take longer when you'er going someplace you've never been to before? Just me? Ok then....
Read MoreLast weekend, Aaron and I went to one of the local lakes to dive. We were on our own, but thankfully the people at the local dive shop in Schwetzingen told us everything we needed to know. We dove at a lake called Rheinauer See, that is only about 20 minutes away from our apartment. They require that you schedule your dive ahead of time and pay via Paypal. At only ...
Read MoreThis week, a couple of my sorority sisters were in town and we were able to meet up! They came to stay a couple nights with us and since Mannheim isn't a very touristy town, we headed over to Heidelberg, which is very touristy.
We started off by heading to the castle. After a couple mishaps with the GPS...
Read MoreLast Sunday, we headed down to Karlsruhe for the day. As a result of the Germany's history, almost every town has either a castle, or a palace, and their condition varies. In some towns, the castle is more or less in ruins, in others, they are still in remarkable shape and now house museums. The palace in Karlsruhe fell into the...
Read MoreWe've found the grocery store, where to buy household items, I've signed up for a discount card with a local group of stores, and I've even managed to mail a couple of things. I'm beginning to understand more spoken German, so I don't look like as much of an idiot when people in shops ask me a question, or wish me a "Schon Tag!" (responding is a different story though). The cat has arrived in Germany ....
Read MoreAnd finally, the move is complete. I arrived in Germany bright and early on August 9. Aaron was there to meet me at the airport (he had been here for a week and a half already), and help me with my luggage. I'm not going to lie, it was hard to say good bye to friends ...
Read MoreI promise, this is the LAST post about Isle Royale :) We hope you've enjoyed reading about the amazing diving that we did during the week, and learning more about this national treasure in Lake Superior. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the hard work of planning and logistics from the staff at Divers Incorporated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. And of course, without the expert captain of the Lake Superior Diver - Ryan - and his first mate (for this trip) Rick. If you are ever looking to do a charter to Isle Royale for ...
Read MoreIn the summer of 2014, the Oaks' packed up their life and moved to Mannheim, Germany. Now they live in Texas! Follow along as this former expat couple travels the world with the two girls, doing some scuba diving along the way!
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