After our night’s rest at the Phantom Ranch, our agenda item today is the climb up to the South Rim. (more…)

After waiting for over a year, the big day has arrived. We are hiking from the North Rim to Phantom Ranch at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. (more…)

Our trip coordinator Lisa Fenchel planned a rest day for the day after our arrival and before the first day of our two day hike. (more…)

After a year and a group that went from 14 people down to 8, the big day finally arrived – our trip to the Grand Canyon for a hike from the North Rim to the South Rim. (more…)

With Germany advancing to the semifinals of the European soccer championship, German flags are once again visible all over Germany. (more…)

Before last night’s European Cup soccer match between Germany and Austria it was "Deutschland über alles" again – but not because of the Germans. (more…)

Irish voters have seemingly sounded the death knell for the Lisbon treaty, which was intended to streamline the European Union decision-making process. Is the Lisbon treaty really dead? Maybe not after all. Two viable options exist for getting it ratified. Even if they fail, though, Europe’s march toward unity will continue. Read more »

I could hardly believe it. The greenhouse next to our office is being torn down. That was no surprise, since there has been talk for months of having a discount food store moving in. The way it was being done was questionable. (more…)

Will UCG literature also be available in Arabic, with the potential to reach hundreds of millions of additional people? (more…)

Today’s half marathon in Duisburg, Germany was a real challenge. (more…)