One more day until Christmas! We decided to stay in New York over the holidays instead of going home – this was definitely a tough decision and both of us were a little nervous about spending Christmas without family in a foreign country. However, we were set on making the upcoming days as festive as […]
Xmas at the door!
Now it was already the week before Christmas, during which Franzi could luckily stay in New York. However, Alex unfortunately had to be in Chicago to start on a new project. The week consisted mostly of closing off open items before the holidays and finalizing the last Christmas presents in a snowy New York. Alex […]
Celebrating Christmas time in NYC with the Nutcracker ballet
This week our paths were close to crossing. Alex was in Chicago, Franzi in Madison. After another cancelled flight on Monday, Franzi took a Tuesday morning flight to Chicago and had to drive again. This resulted in very close physical proximity between us, but no actual meeting. During the week Alex had a delicious team […]
First Advent and drastic weather changes
The next work week began with bad flight luck – AGAIN. Franzi’s flight on Monday evening was cancelled after a 4 hour wait at the airport due to a pretty intense snowstorm. This meant getting home at midnight & then finishing up some Christmas packages for the family in Germany. After 2.5 hours of sleep, […]
Our first Thanksgiving with great company from Kati and Eike!
A big week for American culture – Thanksgiving week! Since many Americans take off the whole week and it gets about as quiet as it does around Christmas in Germany, Alex and Franzi didn’t have to travel this week, which allowed for a joint week at home. We spent the days at the office and […]
48 in hours India and “family” visits
Franzi in India India – Monday evening, Franzi landed in Mumbai. The journey felt a little bit like time travel since so much time was lost and the plane flew continuously through the night. Once she arrived she spent the night at a hotel close to the airport to get ready for an early morning […]
Spending time across the rivers East and West from Manhattan – Brooklyn & Jersey
The next week started with a trip to Chicago for Franzi and Alex flew off to South Carolina again. Franzi had a team dinner on Tuesday which is always a nice break from typical work during the week. We both got back Thursday night on time, a small miracle. Friday night after work, Alex went […]
Contrasts – South Carolina vs. New York City
This week again a week with perfectly unaligned travel schedules: On Monday Alex took off to South Carolina and Franzi got to stay in New York. South Carolina is always a huge contrast compared to NYC. Getting to the client site close to Spartanburg requires a 1.5 hours ride from the airport in Charleston. The […]
More Germans in New York City
As always, the next week started off with travel – Alex flew to Detroit early in the morning and came back in the evening, Franzi flew to Madison in the evening. We missed each other barely – Alex got to the gate at La Guardia and Franzi was right behind him on the runway, unfortunately […]
Getting ready for our first autumn in NYC
On Monday our visitor from Germany Nicola left New York to fly back home with some logistical difficulties after a flight cancellation the night before. Luckily we quickly found a solution and she eventually made it home. Franzi flew to Madison and Alex stayed in NYC. The work week was fun and Franzi’s team celebrated […]