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.
Oktoberfest. The quintessential thought that comes to mind when many Americans think of Germany. Dirndl. Lederhosen. Beer. Schweinhoxen. More beer. Bratwurst. Bavaria. Ahh yes, Germany at it's finest!
Each year, in the city of Munich, the annual festival is held. While this is the biggest, and most well known festival, in Germany...
Read MoreThis week, I turned 27. Want to know how I celebrated? I got a cholesterol test and physical for my German healthcare in the morning and then went diving in the evening. Rocking birthday right there!
I know it's not old by any means, but I still kind of feel like only yesterday I was turning 21. And to be honest, my life is dramatically ...
Read MoreMoving over here, one of the things I was worried I would miss were pumpkins in the fall. You can imagine my relief when I found out that pumpkins are as synonymous with Fall in Germany as they are in the States. Even better is that you can get pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks over here. Although I firmly believe that they should not be consumed until the official start of fall, much like Christmas music should not be played until AFTER Thanksgiving.
This weekend...
Read MoreMoving abroad presented a number of issues. Some of them good, some not so good, some that we can't do much about, and others we can. For example, we can't do much about the food not available to us in the grocery store (unless we want to pay $8 for a box of Betty Crocker cake mix, plus shipping), but we can find a solution to German...
Read MoreOne thing I'm coming to realize about Europe is that monasteries and booze seem to go to together like peas and carrots (Forrest Gump anyone?). Exhibit A from two weekends ago: Chimay brewery and Trappist monks. Exhibit B: wine and Kloster Eberbach, near Wiesbaden. Another realization: switching between European and American keyboards is difficult. The z and y are switched, the @ is hard to find (I actually had to google ...
Read MoreOur final morning in Brussels started off roughly. The Delirium beer had done it's job, and done it well. After showering and packing up, we went to a cafe to grab breakfast. One thing I've noticed about Europeans is that they call a cup of coffee and a croissant (or other bread-based pastry) breakfast. I am a lover of breakfast. I would eat it all day every day if I could and it would contain all the breakfast foods: eggs, bacon, waffles, crepes, french toast, more bacon, maybe some fruit (but never melons), orange juice, even more ...
Read MoreAfter diving, it was time to explore Brussels! Our first stop, of course, the hotel to shower and change. Then, we were off! We headed towards the direction of the European Union headquarters. There was a park with a cool arch that we saw the night before and wanted to check out in the daylight. Not quite as cool as we thought. Plus, it was a really long walk.
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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