Five Years in Deutschland
I have now been living in Germany for five years. How insane is that? It feels both longer and shorter than that. These past 12 months have been full of changes and challenges – and some big ones at...
View ArticleTunes on Tuesday – The Imogen Heap Edition
I discovered Imogen Heap way back in 2006 on the The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe movie soundtrack, which is a very odd way to discover a musician whose signature style is electronica pop. But I...
View ArticleTunes On Tuesday – The Mish-Mash Edition
In my spare time, I do sound design and work as a sound technician for a local English theatre group called The Hamburg Players. This group is full of amazing people that I’m honored to call my...
View ArticleWhat’s Going On In My Life
My apologies for the lack of content lately, besides inflicting my musical tastes on you. My new job is going really well and my colleagues are still amazingly patient with my limited German. My...
View ArticleHow Does This Thing Work Again?
It’s been a long, long time since I have blogged. My apologies. But I’m really not sure what I want to blog about these days. I’m coming up to 6 years in Germany and life here is no longer different....
View ArticleGiant Papier-mâché Vaginas and Unicorn Onsies
Last Friday night saw me walking behind a giant papier-mâché vagina being pulled by women wearing unicorn onsies with 650 other ‘dykes’ for Hamburg’s first ever Dyke March. The aim of Dyke March is to...
View ArticleI Can Sing A Rainbow
On Wednesday night I did something that was both scary and exciting – I joined an LGBT choir called the Regenbogen Chor (Rainbow Choir). It is a brand-new choir that is just getting started, which to...
View ArticleSo, Are You Fluent in German Yet?
“So, are you fluent in German yet? “You must be fluent by now, right?” I keep getting asked these questions all the time and my answer is simple, no I am not fluent in German yet. According to the...
View ArticleI’ve Been Holtzmanned
Last week or was it the week before last? I don’t know, my weeks are all screwed up. Umm, so recently I went to see the new Ghostbusters movie and it was all kinds of awesome. I can’t remember the last...
View ArticleSix Years On
Rainbow balloons at the Rathaus Six years in Germany. Wow. It is strange that on one hand time seems to have gone by so quickly and on the other hand it seems like the exact opposite. It feels like I...
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