1. I love food (we knew that already) I am not a caterer. I have worked with one for the past five months while waiting for different visa paperwork to be processed, and I have learned a lot. Although

Getting Heard My rheumatologist appointment was unlike any other doctor’s appointment I have ever had (up until my recent one in Germany). We spent an hour just talking about my list of symptoms, looking

Real Life Mystery Diagnosis Through the fall of 2016, symptoms and medications were pilling up. I eventually needed to create a medical binder to help me organize my thoughts and problems. I developed

I have received a few comments to share my story – how I became sick, how I recovered, where I am now. I am a bit hesitant honestly. I don’t really like to talk about my unexpected illness because I still

I love matcha. Some may even call it an obsession.. Here in Berlin I have yet to find my go-to, all-in-one matcha shop. The place where I can sit for hours, have a matcha latte or just cup of plain matcha,

Love food? Love investigation or crime shows? If you answered yes to both (or either) question, this may be the show for you. I have fallen in love with Rotten. It is a six-part, Netflix Original documentary

So yes, I still technically know how to run. In the span of two years I have run a half marathon, a full marathon, and fully lost my ability to run over 100 meters. It is strange to think that all it takes

on ice cream cones To me, spring is ice cream. Summer is ice cream. Fall is ice cream. Heck, even winter is ice cream. I love ice cream. Here in Berlin, people love their ice cream, but does it compete

who doesn't like a hibiscus, whipped lemon curd cake? Last year, while searching for the perfect Easter-inspired recipe, nothing was fitting the bill. Everything was either too sweet, not sweet enough,

I always love to think that I am going to leave all of my failures, my issues, and my frustrations in the previous year. That the New Year I have just entered will be the one. I honestly don't know what

the history of bread... and all the other facts you wish you knew about the carb-y staple Quick breads, flat breads, yeast breads, sweet breads - the amount of bread the world consumes, in so many different

and a few hopes + resolutions for 2018. I've gotta say, 2017, wasn't my best year. I have spent most of the year unemployed. I have had a number of visa issues with my move from the US to Berlin. I've

Christmas: How to officially celebrate Christmas has always been a holiday that I associated with an absurd about of time spent at the mall, lots of time spent on planes to visit family, and a slowly

the basics: what is wine At some point in history, there was an inattentive grape-grower and a "why not" teen. At least, that is how I like to picture the discovery of wine. Farmer opens a

The Voyage to Zoll... or the German Customs Office The beginning of this section sounds like the title of an Odyssey-type epic, complete with dragons and sirens. Unfortunately, it is only a journey of

Hi steemians! My name is Emily, and I am so excited to get started! Originally from the US, I currently live just outside of Berlin, Germany with my great flatmates, tiny Christmas tree, and overabundant