Welcome to Germany!

10 days ago my husband and I moved from Texas to Cologne, Germany.  Wait a minute.....I know you are thinking....I thought she was Canadian?!?!  Well yes I am...born and raised in Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario to a dad of Hungarian ancestry and a mom of Irish ancestry.  From an early age I remember loving the idea of traveling and I was always creating adventures of faraway lands in my mind while I would play with my dolls or in the backyard.   It's not that I wasn't happy where I was....I absolutely loved my life and my home and family and friends but I guess you could say I have always had a wandering soul....quite happy and content in the present but ready and willing to explore different paths as well.

When I graduated from University with degrees from Laurier and Windsor I set my mind on the goal of traveling and seeing the world.  That I did, landing a job first as a Youth Counselor and then as a Youth Director on carnival cruise lines.  My parents were supportive of the adventurous job choice and on,y asked that I not meet someone from another country, fall in love and never return to Canada.  I agreed as I had just gotten out of a relationship and didn't want a guy in my life.

Oopsy daisy on that one!  I met my sweet Tito on my first day on the ship.  He was working as a jazz musician and it was pretty much love at first sight.  He is Puerto Rican ... Not anywhere close to Canada!  We were inseparable and spent that year having lots of fun and doing crazy silly stupid fun things!  In the process I transferred from the caribbean to the west Coast to sail out of California and he came and joined me and at that point I knew our relationship was more serious,

After leaving ship life we decided to move to Texas so he could pursue a degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas - Nationally recognized as one of the best jazz schools to attend.  We lived there for quite a while, did about a 6 month stint living in his native Puerto Rico and also living in Laredo, Houston, Michigan and most recently the DFW area again.



We are just now trying to get settled over here, working on getting our visa, trying very hard to open a bank account, setting up our new flat (we move in next week) and generally just finding our way around this new culture, country and absorbing it all.  We will be here for 3 years and I hope to document the fun, crazy, different, weird, wonderful experiences and challenges we encounter while here.

I wish I would have started this before leaving Texas for Germany because I feel like so much has already happened that is worthy of documentation but better late than never I guess!

For now, I must bid adieu and go on with my day and will leave you with a parting picture....a source of joy....a hope in the midst of any darkness or sadness I may feel one day if I get homesick....look what I found online that they have in Frankfurt:)

Those who know me well know I'm pretty much addicted to this place!  I told Tito if I ever get depressed about moving here he should pack me up in the car and head to Take me for some good ol Texas style Chipotle!