I have done a lot of Texas road trips in the past year (kayaking in Waco, a wedding in El Paso, meeting a friend in San Angelo, conferences in Austin, a cowboy …Read the Rest
Texas Ramblings
Only in Texas: Chicken Fried Steak
After a long drive, we arrived in Balmorhea, TX. A professor was taking a group of students for their Open Water dives in the pretty spring-fed pool in the State …Read the Rest
Only in Texas – Insults
This week I learned one of the meanest things you can say about somebody in Texas and thought I’d share. It fits right into my new series, Only in Texas. Brace yourselves…. …Read the Rest
Only in Texas – Religious Billboards
I’ve decided to start this little series called “Only in Texas” to show and write about random things that I find weird here. The kick off are these two religious …Read the Rest
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Until I moved to the US, I’d never even heard of Saint Patrick’s Day. Apparently it has turned into a celebration of everything Irish in many English-speaking countries over the …Read the Rest
Do You Speak Texan?
This morning I had one of those Aha! moments about how long I have been here and how much I have adapted to this Texan small talky friendliness… In the …Read the Rest
Confession: I Love the Drive-In
A drive-in theater to me is inherently American. I’ve never been to one nor have I ever seen one in Germany. Before I moved to Texas, I only knew drive-ins from American …Read the Rest
