Monthly Archives: Juni 2009

Line Dance Comedy: Willkommen im Westerwald!

Tonight on German TV (SWR) the reason why I started line dancing. A very sweet comedy called “Welcome to Westerwald!”. And not at all anti-American! I watched it last year when my best friend was on his way to Iraq. I was worried, and watching this comedy lifted my spirits. Real life had a happy [...]

European Parliament election

Exit polls show CDU with 38,2 %, SPD 21,4 %, The Greens 12 %, FDP 10,6 %, the LEFT 7,1 %. I am glad to see that CDU and FDP won so many votes (apparently the SPD election spot that said: “Financial sharks would vote for FDP” did not work), but that the Greens won [...]

D-Day 65th Anniversary

I can`t help it, but whenever I see the pictures of the American cemetery in Colleville sur Mer, tears start running down my cheeks. Thinking of the immense courage of the soldiers fighting there, of the many who made the ultimate sacrifice to liberate Europe from the Nazis. I am lacking the words to express [...]