U.S.A.! U.S.A! U.S.A!
Americans stationed in Deutschland for decades or the ones who were posted here previously tell stories of how until recently you weren’t expected to hide your ‘Americanism’. For our own protection we are expected to keep a low profile and not draw...
TRASH-LESS SOCIETY….
Prior to arriving in DE I had a system for rubbish in my car. Upon arrival at my destination, I would remove any garbage that had accumulated during the errand and deposit at a receptacle where I exited my vehicle (I eschew trash bags in vehicles unless the road...
WHEN IN ROME, DON’T DO AS THE…
Ahh…the weekly girl scout and cub scout meeting…probably the moment on post where I most feel like I’m back living in the United States. I have no idea how I don’t see any of the 10,000 American minivans I see on post, when I’m driving...
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Towards the end of my college days I spent a summer working the Alpine Slide at the Stowe Mountain Resort. It had all the makings of a cheesy 1980s movie. Outdoors, summer job, young people, drinking, parties, new people coming and going each week or day...
WHEN IN ROME
The Autobahn whispers to you, ‘drive me’. The Toyota Sienna whispers back, ‘okay, but not too fast’. So one of the perks of being a United States military family who has a permanent change of station from the United States to Deutschland is...
WRITER
Scot lives with his wife Jules & their three children Hunter, Eva, & Acadia in the Cville area of Virginia.