schlaaaaaand!

 

here is my worldcup post....

tomorrow germany is playing the usa in the soccer worldcup.......

i took these pictures 4 year ago after germany won against argentinia (who is playing nigeria today... fyi) even if you are not into soccer... is it not nice to celebrate, cheer and be... patriotic together? in muuunich anyway the whole city is a big party (manly after a win of course) and since i will be watching the game on live stream, at my office tomorrow... and will not be able to walk up the leopold strasse with eeeeeveryone else, waving the flag, drinking beer and screaming "schlaaaaaaand!"..... i will put up more pictures of last world cups celebrations.

 

 

monday-blues.....



 

munich... photo by me

missing munich.....

when i was back home in munich, to visit my beautifully crazy family, i had a coupe of days to do... eat... and enjoy everything i miss about my home town.

like....

 

 

... fountains. i love the fountains in munich.

 

 

 

... the sky. the bavaian flag resembles the blue sky and the white clouds and in new york you don't really see a lot of sky. (a pretty freaking amazing skyline, though!)

 

 

 

... the summer. everyone looooooves  the summer in munich. before my first summer in new york i didn't understand how people could haaate on summer..... until it hit about the middle of july...... then i understood.

 

 

... beer gardens. in new york this word is used-and-abuuuused. dear new yorkers, a beer garden is oooonly a beer garden if it is under chestnut trees, has beer benches and beer tables, you can bring your own food (but not drinks) and has this kind of deliciousness ....

 

 

 

... "steckerlfisch" (fish that is smoked over open fire), bavaian beer served only in a "mass" (one liter), and a "brezn" (which is not the same thing as a pretzel). everyone who knows me, knows my obsession with "brezn".

... and every other kind of german bred. that we have for our weekend family breakfasts. 

 

 

... sister-time. i spent a day with my sister... eating ice cream in the sun... laying in the grass and laughing about the dumbest stuff.... and she made me this beautiful flower crown.

 

 

did you leave your home town? if yes, what do you miss about it? (i know... most of the answers are going to be "the food!")

summer… family… and friends

time flies…. i haven't even had a moment to share some of my pictures from my visit to munich. if you follow me on instagram you might have seen that i spent my time with eating and simply enjoying that munich was showing me her best side.

most of all i enjoyed being around the people i miss sooo terribly. of course my crazy… loving… fun family, that i am incredibly grateful for, but also my friends.... the ones that just knoooow me. i hope all of you have a group of people where you can be yourself and they love you exactly the way you are.


stay tuned for more munich summer pics…..

birthday bubbles

i took these pictures a while ago.... in my beloved munich.

with the last one i am wishing my beautiful sister haaaaappy biiiiiirthdaaaayyyy!

i love you sis!

 

 

munich, summer of 2012 (i think)... take by me.

new york spring….. get inspired

this is one of my favorite places in munich and this photo (i took a couple of years ago) should inspire this so-called spring we are having here, in new york.

christa...

 there are so many reasons why i love christa. for one, she has a huuuuge heart and she hast this warmth about her. she is incredibly smart and has a similar view about... the world, as me. she is one of those people that you could never lie to... and would never want to ...or have to, for that matter. because she is so easy to talk to and is probably the most un-judgmental and humble people i know. i can laugh with her... and cry with her... and ask her for advice. christa is one of the few people who i believe when she says that she thinks i am more beautiful without make-up, because she will also be brutally honest when she dislikes something.

 

as if that wasn't enough reasons..... i looooove her cooking. the way i always describe it is: "you can taste the love". there is no way i could ever sit at the round wooden table in her kitchen and not have seconds ....ok, who am i kidding? i always have three servings.... no lie.

and then after dinner we play yahtzee!

 

little things that make christa smile:

sunshine - children's laughter - raindrops on the window, when they look like diamonds - swimming - quiet moments - when the remote control works (which it apparently, it was not while i was asking her about her little things) - nature in its smallest details

 

 

photo of christa taken by me, in munich, 2012

mid-week quote

my shuffle decided to play this song for me this morning....

gossip - move in the right direction

 

 

One step closer to feeling fine

Getting better one day at a time

I'm moving forward with all of my might

I'm headed towards a new state of mind

So I'll hold back tears

Move in the right direction

Face my fears

Move in the right direction

I'm doing fine

One step closer every day at the time

I won't lose my mind, lose my mind, ah ah

Motivation a powerful strength

Hesitation was my first instinct

I got the notion, my weakness was

Total devotion it's okay

Because I will hold back tears

So I can move in the right direction

I have faced my fears

Now I can move in the right direction

I'm doing fine

One step closer every day at a time

I won't lose my mind, lose my mind, ah ah

Keeping my head up, looking forward

Reminiscing will get you nowhere

Never say never, starting over

It's not perfect but it's getting closer

I will hold back tears

So I can move in the right direction

I have faced my fears

Now I can move in the right direction

I'm doing fine

One step closer every day at a time

I won't lose my mind, lose my mind, ah ah

it's my first biiiiirthdaaaay

today i am celebrating my birthday. my ny-birthday that is. people keep on telling me that it is called "anniversary". but no, i meeean birthday. one year ago my ny-self was born. stepping off the plane was like emerging from the womb. to descriptive? aaaanyway, after one year some things changed.... i don't do certain things any more, that i might have done before/in the beginning of living here.

here are some examples....

 

i don't... leave the house on time… what should i say, new york took my punctuality….

 

i don't... role my eyes when i hear "juice cleanse". ...... the girls at juice press on rivington are my buddies and i even have a membership.

i don't... think i can survive without an air conditioner in my room. i still hear myself saying "i'll try without" ......yeah no.

 

i don't... wear heals. this really surprises me. because of course, before moving to new york, you think to yourself "uuuh, i'm going to be so fabulous and all sex-and-the-city styled up." weeeell somehow i heardly ever wear heals now. in munich i was known for aaaalways wearing heals. generally i have gotten more minimal with my outfits and make-up. ….which takes me to the next point.

i don't... have… time. i am absolutely convinced that time passes faster, here in new york. (still trying to figure out a way to prove that scientifically). but that must be the reason why i, for example, don't have time to take lunch breaks... do crazy hair-styles... or re-do my entire make-up, before going out at night.

i don't... give people, asking for "a little help" on the subway, money (like i would in my first months). performers… totally different story. especially the break dancers who hang from the subway bars. they are just incredible!

 

i don't... suggest meeting anyone before noon, on the weekend.

i don't... stop to take pictures of film crews, on the street. living in the lower east side and working in the meatpacking district, it is a rarity to not trip over thick black cables that cross the sidewalk. I will however keep my eyes open for celebs. come on, everyone loves a celeb-sighting.

i don't... do my own nails. i used to polish my nails pretty much every second day. but no need for that, since i got my long fabulously-tacky nails. i thought i would miss it.... but i really don't.

 

i don't... have a question mark on my face, when the bartender asks me "keep it open?"

i don't... really have the urge to go to soho, if i don't really have to... and to think that I used to want to live there.....

i don't... think of walking somewhere for 20 minutes to be "far".

i don't... consider ordering a car service, for trips from and to the airport, a total luxury. that, i blame on the lack of escalators in the subway stations.

 

i don't... assume that when i hear "lets hang out on sunday", that i will aaaactually see that person on sunday.

 

i don't... think that i need to make a reservation for the movies.

 

 

but even though i have grown... adapted... and evolved there are some things that I will always

always do....

 

i will always... find it inacceptable when people come late to yoga class or leave early. that's just not how i was raised as a yogi (by angela in the turnraum, in munich).

i will always...smile when i see the crysler building (my favorite sky scraper).

i will always... enjoy the cazies in the streets or the subways, yelling the most random things to themselves, or whoever is around... or whoever they are imagining. it's just so new york….

i will always... miss my family.

i will always... love the fact that i can buy a watermelon at 10 o'clock at night.

i will always.... use celcius. sorry but farenheit is just dumb ....and so are inches/feet.

i will always... sigh at how americans pronounce me name….

i will always... cringe at the excessive and unnecessary over-use of plastic bags. (two plastic bags for a box of tampons? really?)... and plastic things in general (straws, paper cups, delivery food...)

 

 

so that's that.

oh! and i will always love new york. duuuh.

how have you changed in the last year?

munich... dressed in white

since it hasn't snowed in new york, yet….. 

here are some pics of munich... dressed in white

all pictures of munich, germany, by me

munich… branched out

all photos of munich, by me

münchner freiheit

 in addition to my s-bahn post... münchner freiheit (freedom, in english). a munich subway stop so gorgeous, it deserves it's own post. 

 all photos taken of the münchner freiheit subway stop, in munich, germany by me

lisi....

i met lisi (actually elisabeth... followed by at least 10 more names) about 4 yeas ago, when we were both interning at my previous place of work, in munich. we have both gone veeery far from the little-care-free interns, we were back then. and even though lisi did not stay in munich, after her internship ended ...and i obviously moved on too... i still consider her one of my dearest. she is a friend, that i will always feel close to... no matter how long we haven't seen each other for. (and those are the most important to have....). i can have fun girly-days with her (the girl likes to shop!), crazy nights with drinks and dancing and stuff..., and dinners with deep heart-opening conversations.

she is the kind natural-beauty, that should never be covered with layers of make-up or hair die or other (fun, yet ...in her case... unnecessary) decorations. but beyond that she is fun and warm, and has the most endearing and joyful laugh, out of anyone i know.

little things, that make lisi smile:
those accidental bubbles, coming from the dishwashing detergent bottle, when you're doing the dishes - walking in the sunshine - the smell of fresh cut grass - having dinner with friends

 

 



all pictures of lisi, taken by me, in munich and berlin