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    Friday Links

    Go on now go… walk out the door… Something that has always surprised me: The reason why German people carry so much cash… Haha – the school trip where the kids had to look after their drunken teachers in Hamburg. The danger of acorns… Great advice for when you go abroad. We have Jason’s sister and boyfriend living with us for a couple of months at the moment and I think they have done all these things already ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    Claire Usmar – Professional Photographer in Japan

    Claire has been in Japan for five years as an English teacher, blogger and professional photographer. L&A caught up with her while we were over there and grabbed some tips on how to take amazing pics… Claire is a professional photographer from Brisbane, Australia. Currently back home in Australia for a short break, she travels all over Japan and Asia taking photos. In a few short weeks she will be moving back to Western Japan to continue photographing this amazing country she calls her second home. L&A: What made you choose to live in Japan? Short answer โ€“ A gorgeous German Shepherd named Leo. Some years back, I used to…

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    Only One Sunflower…

    “Ah! You don’t know what these beans are,” said the man. “If you plant them overnight, by morning they grow right up to the sky.” A while back (April) I decided to try my luck at gardening. I planted SO MANY seeds and I have to say we managed to have a couple of salads with lettuce and spinach and some tasty fresh herbs. The strawberry plant died instantly and then came our two-week trip to Japan. As you can imagine, it was hot in Japan. At the same time, it was also hot in Berlin. And it didn’t rain at all while we were away, so I came back…

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    Friday Linkies

    Should I stay or should I go? Reading this list of things everyone in London has thought makes me wonder why I ever left my wonderful hometown ๐Ÿ˜‰ No more excuses that your apartment is too small! Here’s an amazing way to grow plants indoors! OMG! I had no idea Hitler had employed 15 ladies to test his food before it was eaten to make sure it wasn’t poisoned. Here is the only surviving lady’s story! We had some absolutely lovely people stay with us on Airbnb last week and here is their website. They have regular podcasts on films too (a good way to learn German for those of…

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    Christmas is coming

    Santa is on his way… We saw this in the supermarket yesterday. Stollen. Yummy yummy stollen. They are even selling the famous stollen from Dresden. This cake only eaten at Christmas time in Germany, so it means the festive winter season is fast approaching! As much as I hate the cold and dark, I have to say I love stollen and all the cinnamon-flavoured biscuits that are on their way into my belly! I guess it also means that it’s time for us to make Christmas cards and presents! Has anyone else started yet? Haha…

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    English Supermarkets

    Food, glorious food… I remember the first time we walked into a huge supermarket in Germany. I was astounded by the meat section. There were rows and rows and more rows with just meat. Minced, slabs, big, small, whole chickens, hundreds of sausages to choose from… wow. And the only fish on sale was smoked salmon in wrapping. Disappointing for fish fans, but heaven for those carnivores amongst us. Last week we went home to London for a memorial. It’s the first time we have been back this year (!!!) even though it’s cheap and only an hour away. We popped to the dentist, but our phones were on Germany…

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    Back Online and Sushi Time

    Connecting in five… four… three… two… one… Yup – we are back online! YEY! It’s been pretty crazy here, with freelance work coming in, Airbnb guests galore (cannot recommend this enough – we just said goodbye to the loveliest family ever and have another guy coming in a couple of days), visiting London for a week and finally unpacking those suitcases from Japan whilst doing our normal jobs too. Yesterday we had a sushi party. We invited a load of Japanese ladies to help, but it turned out they had never made sushi before and we had to teach them how to roll that rice! It was such fun. Jason’s…

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    Friday Links

    Let’s linking! So, we have been reading some interesting things this week, including: This wonderful list of amazing totes to make – I’m trying to get completely obsessed with sewing and this is helping A LOT! I love looking at this website every Wednesday, as you get a look at what is on her desk. It’s such fun and a crafty paradise! Charlotte’s post about Freshers Week made me giggle – I still remember those days in pajamas outdoors having BBQs and meeting a million people every night! It was such fun ๐Ÿ™‚ Bubble tea in Taiwan… I have to agree: yuck! haha!

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    Where have we been?

    Sending out an SOS… Hi folks. Sorry it’s been so long. Long long story cut super short: we have been to London for a memorial and our internet was cut off (super annoying but not getting into that now) and Airbnb has literally gone mad – we are so in demand! Yey! As we have no internet, we are currently in Starbucks stealing their wifi… ahem. So, we will keep it short, as the internet will be back next week and we have lots of fun things to tell you. We found some fun new things to do in London, great new games to play and Berlin is still treating…