“My early childhood memories center around life in a small American town, including celebrations marked by fireworks and patriotic music played from a pavilion bandstand” – Frederick Reines Project 365: #150 What would Labor Day celebrations be without fireworks. At the end of the relaxing fun day of listening to music in the pavilion bandstand,…
Day 149: Labor Day Parade
“I’m still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent” – Garry Trudeau Project 365: #149 One of the most amazing things here that I have not experience before, not even Germany, is the absolute pride in everything, home, town…
Day 148: Our first US bbq
“Intelligence is something we are born with. Braai is a skill that must be learned” Project 365: #148On the way home from work one day this week, I passed Mike in the road as I was fetching the girls from school. I stopped in the middle of the road, as he was so excited…
Day 147: Saturday hockey matches
“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward” – Kurt Vonnegut Project 365: #147 Back to the DMV this morning to hopefully get my NJ driver’s licence (with english translation in hand) AT LAST….no such luck, did not even…
Day 146: Long-weekend excitement
“Every man can transform the world from one of monotony and drabness to one of excitement and adventure” – Irving Wallace Project 365: #146After two days at school….I am SOOO excited that it is a long-weekend for Labor Day on Monday. YAY. We have not had to get up so early for school since SA,…