Meet Aaron and Meghan - scuba diving, traveling, and recovering expats! They just moved back from Germany, where they lived and worked for two years and are now making their home in the great state of Texas, quite a change for these northerners! Follow along as they dive and travel all over the world.
Moving abroad presented a number of issues. Some of them good, some not so good, some that we can't do much about, and others we can. For example, we can't do much about the food not available to us in the grocery store (unless we want to pay $8 for a box of Betty Crocker cake mix, plus shipping), but we can find a solution to German...
Read MoreOne thing I'm coming to realize about Europe is that monasteries and booze seem to go to together like peas and carrots (Forrest Gump anyone?). Exhibit A from two weekends ago: Chimay brewery and Trappist monks. Exhibit B: wine and Kloster Eberbach, near Wiesbaden. Another realization: switching between European and American keyboards is difficult. The z and y are switched, the @ is hard to find (I actually had to google ...
Read MoreOur final morning in Brussels started off roughly. The Delirium beer had done it's job, and done it well. After showering and packing up, we went to a cafe to grab breakfast. One thing I've noticed about Europeans is that they call a cup of coffee and a croissant (or other bread-based pastry) breakfast. I am a lover of breakfast. I would eat it all day every day if I could and it would contain all the breakfast foods: eggs, bacon, waffles, crepes, french toast, more bacon, maybe some fruit (but never melons), orange juice, even more ...
Read MoreAfter diving, it was time to explore Brussels! Our first stop, of course, the hotel to shower and change. Then, we were off! We headed towards the direction of the European Union headquarters. There was a park with a cool arch that we saw the night before and wanted to check out in the daylight. Not quite as cool as we thought. Plus, it was a really long walk.
Read MoreThis past weekend, Aaron and I headed to Brussels to check off the first thing on our European Bucket List - diving at Nemo 33! We let Friday night after work to drive up there before diving on Saturday morning. With stops, it took us about 5 and a half hours, but it seemed a lot longer. Is it just me or does everything take longer when you'er going someplace you've never been to before? Just me? Ok then....
Read MoreLast weekend, Aaron and I went to one of the local lakes to dive. We were on our own, but thankfully the people at the local dive shop in Schwetzingen told us everything we needed to know. We dove at a lake called Rheinauer See, that is only about 20 minutes away from our apartment. They require that you schedule your dive ahead of time and pay via Paypal. At only ...
Read MoreThis week, a couple of my sorority sisters were in town and we were able to meet up! They came to stay a couple nights with us and since Mannheim isn't a very touristy town, we headed over to Heidelberg, which is very touristy.
We started off by heading to the castle. After a couple mishaps with the GPS...
Read MoreIn the summer of 2014, the Oaks' packed up their life and moved to Mannheim, Germany. Now they live in Texas! Follow along as this former expat couple travels the world with the two girls, doing some scuba diving along the way!
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