by amiemccracken | Jun 19, 2015 | about me, Germany
This will be news to some of you as I hadn’t formally announced it on my professional channels yet, but I am expecting a baby in July. What that means for my business is maternity leave from July to September. The workaholic in me cringes at this prospect, especially...
by amiemccracken | Jun 9, 2015 | about me, Germany
There is nothing I can say or do to convince my family that my five years in Europe haven’t “changed” me, that this time hasn’t made me “liberal.” They will believe about me what they want to believe, whether they really listen to what I’m saying or not. Isn’t it true...
by amiemccracken | Aug 5, 2014 | about me, Germany, travel
Sitting in a Berliner currywurst shop, the rain pouring outside, thinking that I have to catch a train at 8 the next morning, I had the strongest urge to cry. This was the last time I’d see Berlin for who knows how long. I’m leaving Europe. I had this...
by amiemccracken | Jul 3, 2014 | about me, Germany
I’ve never been one to “eat my feelings.” There’s a simple explanation for that. I’m a type 1 diabetic (no, not the type of diabetes your grandma has…though if she has type 1, go her! she’s survived through a lot of life with...
by amiemccracken | Jun 24, 2014 | about me, Detroit, Germany, travel
I’ve written a few posts on my feelings through this move already. (Here and here.) Things are clearer now–we are definitely moving to Detroit, Michigan–but we still don’t have an exact date. On the 12th I drove down to Stuttgart to supervise...
by amiemccracken | Jun 19, 2014 | about me, Germany, travel
My husband compared my tea drinking habit (maybe four or five cups a day) to his car buying habit. I had to laugh. They do correlate, that’s for sure. Between the two of us we’ve owned ten cars. We love them. They are our hobby. We’re planning on...
