50 years ago this summer was my first trip to Germany. 3 other Ambassador College students and I spent about 10 weeks in Bad Oeynhausen. (more…)

50 years ago today President John F. Kennedy spoke the words most widely recognized today as being German: "Ich bin ein Berliner." (more…)

It took two years before I was able to do it, but I finally flew on the JU-52. (more…)

This post is not about the Olympics, but about Filipino resourcefulness in the ongoing flooding in the Philippine capital, Manila. (more…)

Could the pope be the pope for Protestants, too, instead of just being the head of the Roman Catholic church? (more…)

One advantage of an attic flat is that your windows are at an angle so you can catch some hail. (more…)

My amateur anthropological observation of young Germans led to additional insights this year on the customs of the native population in my vicinity. 🙂 (more…)

In contrast to America – and Switzerland – Germans did not tend to "fly the flag" when I first came to Germany 41 years ago. (more…)

When I got back to Germany last month, my refrigerator had given up the ghost. (more…)

As I waited for my train to Berlin this morning at Cologne's main station, a bit of train nostalgia rolled on the other side of the platform. (more…)