Grounded! On Monday, reality hit us hard. We got back from our vacation to Costa Rica the same day the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency. Nevertheless, we were happy to be back in NYC and Spring coming to town. After the first COVID-19 case on March 1st, our company moved […]
Relax & unwind in paradise Costa Rica (2/2)
Monteverde Cloud Forrest Saturday – one week of vacation already passed, but it has been a great journey so far! We left the farm early in the morning to visit the Monteverde Cloud Forest. The Biological preserve is the first private area for the conservation of wildlife founded in Costa Rica in 1972. The preserve […]
Well deserved vacation in beautiful Costa Rica (1/2)
One more week of work before our vacation! Franzi stayed in New York to wrap up her project, Alex had to fly to South Carolina for one day. He was asked to join a workshop for an automotive Tier 1 supplier. Other than that, throughout the week, we prepared everything for our upcoming trip to […]
Heartshaped Pizza!
One more time, for the last time for this project, Franzi went on her way to California. To close off the good work, her and her colleague went for a team event and got a pedicure. Meanwhile Alex was in Minneapolis, Minnesota for a full-week workshop for his project. It was freezing cold at -25 […]
The benefits of our job – (sometimes) nice places & great colleagues
Another week, another cross-country flight – back to California for Franziska. Meanwhile Alex was in Chicago, which was much colder. During the week, Franzi and her colleague built in a quick trip to the beach, which was absolutely beautiful, relaxing and a good way to the mind off work. Back in New York, both of […]
Old school Jazz in Williamsburg
Already the last weekend of January – crazy how time flies! This week it was back to Santa Ana, California for Franzi and Alex stayed in New York for work. Overall, a work week as usual – nothing crazy to be reported. Staying in the city Alex had a chance to follow our “old” morning […]
Stuttgart, Germany for “a day”
A short business trip to Germany A week without US travel – Franzi stayed in New York and Alex actually flew to Germany. For a one-day client workshop, he had to be in Stuttgart on Friday. To prepare everything properly he flew out on Wednesday. Originally his plan was to fly out the weekend before […]
Kicking off Alex’s local art career ;)
Sad day: Con & Charly leaving. They were off to Mexico, while Franzi flew to California and Alex to Chicago. For the two of us, business as usual with a relatively uneventful week that passed by quickly. On Friday we first went to Spiegel to have a look at Alex’s drawings of two motorcycle tanks […]
Spring! Another sunny (foody) weekend with Charly & Con
Being in the same city for work for the first time The first work week of 2020 began with Franzi being in Madison and Alex flying out to Chicago. Now we were finally lucky. Franzi had to be in Chicago for an event on Tuesday, so she traveled there Monday afternoon and we could finally […]
The last week of 2019 and family in town for 2020!
On the last Monday of the year, we drove back from Upstate to Manhattan. Luckily, this time without any technical issues with the car. For New Years, we met up with friends – Marlene and Hendrik. Marlene is also a colleague of ours and they have moved to NYC just recently. Specifically, they found a […]