Germany Doesn't Suck

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My USA trip began at 5:12 on 24 June, when I left my building and caught a taxi to the train station, arriving at 5:20 (no traffic at that time of the day). Upon arrival, I realized that I had left my new cell phone and SIM card at home! Oh no! What to do? [...]

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or would anyone else love to just run out for a Double Double and fresh-off-the-potato fries?

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on Prepaid SIM Cards in the USA It couldn’t be simpler. As long as you have an unlocked tri or quad-band phone, just visit the closest T-Mobile shop (in the USA) and buy a prepaid SIM card for $10 (if I recall correctly, it comes with $3 credit), pop it in your phone and voilà! [...]

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I broke my left wrist on 14 June. Broken wrist and all, I stuck with my vacation plans of visiting the USA for 3.5 weeks. Cast came off on 11 August. I can type again! Back to blogging.

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This made me laugh. Taken at the Monterey Aquarium in Monterey, California on 11 July 2010

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What does one do if their mobile phone comes with lots of cutsy melodies that one tends to ignore because one is used to mobile phones ringing like mobile phones. Solution: Download a ringtone that makes it ring like a phone. Done. Problem #2: Which annoying cutsy melody does one choose for his SMS (text [...]

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This is the chariot that took me around California. A 2010 Toyota Corolla S. Very nice little car and quite comfortable.

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My German is pretty good (I have doctors appointments in German). I don’t know every word in the language, especially words that I’ve never learned in German class or have never had reason to learn, but can hold my own. Usually. However, not always. Especially when not really paying attention. I was at a dinner [...]

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- having a blast; – currently in Monterey; – 6.5 hour drive tomorrow (Monday) if traffic isn’t too bad; – so, it’ll probably take 7 – 8. – my ride:

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from Philadelphia!

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1. Can you hear it? 2. How is the quality? Thanks in advance, J click here

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As with others, I’ve decided to flee Expatland for the country of my passport for three weeks to remember what it is like and also see how it’s changed (and probably how I’ve changed). Should be interesting, considering I was last there in 2003.

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click here to listen

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