Monthly Archives: July 2020

Summer of 2020 – our family’s opportunity to travel to new places in Germany, focusing on Brandenberg and the northern Hanseatic region. Sellin, Island of Rügen I had heard the term Hanseatic, but had not really understood its historical significance. Stralsund After spending two weeks in this Baltic area, I started to see the beautyContinueContinue reading “Hanseatic League”

Plans to host our family in Germany this year have been sadly canceled. This has been the most difficult aspect of living in the time of a pandemic. Island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea With parents who are aging and whose health continues to slowly worsen, we can’t help but feel a sense ofContinueContinue reading “Summer 2020”

Today at Tierpark, Europe’s biggest animal park, we stumbled across a beautiful exhibit. It reminded me that all of humanity can work together through our differences. To embrace and celebrate those differences. And that we must work as one, especially through a pandemic. The boys took notice, but were more interested in visiting the RedContinueContinue reading “Buddy Bears at Tierpark Berlin”