When you’ve lived in one place all of your life, you assume that illnesses are treated in the same way in different countries (at least, that’s what I assumed). Sort of like, if you go to the doctor with A, the doctor will prescribe B. But I’ve come to realize that each country has their own interesting remedies. Continue reading
Month: March 2015
Solar eclipse
We had a brief pause in work a few days ago when there was a partial solar eclipse (about 70%). Some people seemed to be using X-ray film to view the eclipse, which apparently does not protect your eyes. Continue reading
Visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa
Can you believe that I’m South African, but I had never been on a safari prior to this trip? (If you have been exposed to the same media as the German girl who once asked me if lions look in my window in Cape Town, then probably not!). Continue reading
Back in Berlin
We’re back in Berlin after three wonderful weeks in South Africa. I always find it disconcerting how, with the speed of air travel, you can one afternoon be walking on a beach far in the southern hemisphere, watching surf school pupils practicing in the waves, and the next afternoon be way up in the north, in an apartment in the city of Berlin, listening to the music practice session of the neighbors downstairs while answering work emails. Continue reading