german festivals

Missing Europe

November 19, 2010
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Since moving from Germany back to the states 4 months ago, I haven’t really missed it badly until this week. A reader emailed me about how to deal with the culture shock of coming back to the states after living in Europe for a while (she was moving from England back to Ca) a few [...]

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Weinstrasse Half Marathon 2010

April 19, 2010
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Yesterday was a blast! The half marathon didn’t go that well, but the wine festival afterwards was beautiful and so much fun! After having my family being in town traveling, then having to work on a 30 page paper once they left, my legs had not been out on the trails or streets running since [...]

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Cold Ass Temps, Running, Gluhwein, and Friends

December 20, 2009
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Um yeah, when you have to look like a pair of bank robbers to stay warm, should you really be running outside? Renee came over yesterday morning for an 8.25 mile run.  I definitely would have foregone the run if I didn’t have her to run with.  When we started out, it was 5 degrees [...]

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Bernkastel Kues Wine Festival

September 5, 2009
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I decided to forget about what had happened at the race today, and enjoy myself.  Yes, I worked hard at training for this triathlon, and things did not go well with the course, but I didn’t want it to ruin my night.  I decided to drown my sorrows in wine (well, at least two glasses [...]

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