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• 08 November 2014

  Spotify vs. Taylor Swift vs. The Listener

  I know that recently I've been posting a lot about moving to Shanghai, but with the news going on regarding Taylor Swift pulling her music from Spotify, I needed to throw my two cents into the conversation and go back to talking about pop culture....

• 04 November 2014

  First Impressions of Shanghai

  I've been in Shanghai for a little over a week now. I haven't even scratched the surface of this enormous city, but I do have my first five impressions. So here they are:1. Shanghai is like living in the future.Or Blade Runner. Seriously. This is ...

• 23 October 2014

  Some thoughts about moving to a new country (and packing for it)

  As I enjoy my last day in Düsseldorf, there are lots of thoughts going through my head. I remember the first time I moved abroad back in 2005 as a college student -- I actually sobbed to my mother for three hours. Maybe more. I recall wailing to h...

• 20 October 2014

  I'm going to be an expat squared. Or expat hoch zwei.

  It's been awhile since I wrote about being an expat, but it turns out I'm moving to Shanghai on Thursday. Yes, in 72 hours I will be sitting on a plane on my way to China. It's kind of crazy to think that after eight years of living in Germany, I'...

• 22 September 2014

  How a steak & potatoes girl became a staunch supporter of Meat Free Monday

  Yesterday was the UN Climate Summit in New York City, which basically discussed what the world can do to slow down climate change. I've always been a green person that's taken interest in the environment, trying to conserve and not produce waste. ...