With the end of my life in Germany drawing near, I took a whirlwind tour of Nordrhein-Westfalen with my family, going to places in and around Cologne I've wanted to visit (or re-visit) before moving back to the States.
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So much can change in just one year. On May 6, 2015, I was presenting my honors research in Chemistry at Dickinson College. On May 6, 2016, my husband and I brought home a baby boy from the Uniklinik Köln.
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A reflection on the application process, including writing essays (with my submitted drafts), filling out the application, and surviving (barely) the interview.
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Die fünfte Jahreszeit hat beendent! Karneval, which began on November 11 at 11:11, has finally come to a close. While I had heard that the first day of the season was nothing compared to the last week, I was not adequately prepared for the crowds, the costumes, the volume, and the fun that ensued just before the beginning of Lent.
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A love of telescopes and a fascination with how on-planet laboratories could give insight to off-planet ones set me off on my journey in Deutschland.
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Ah, Deutschland. A country where everything makes sense… until it just doesn’t. Already preparations for the Lenten season are underway, and we are over a month away from Christmas. In the United States, we bring in Lent with donuts the day before Ash Wednesday, unless, of course, you celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans; In Köln, we bring it in with Karneval.
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