lurker coming over from TN

[cailinabroad]

Hi everyone!

I lurked for a while at TN so when everyone moved I figured it was high time to come out and say hi.

DH and I are Americans living in Germany (in pretty Bavaria!). We both have 1 American parent and 1 Dutch parent raised in a foreign country (France and Canada, respectively) so I guess it figures we've embraced the expat life. We both lived abroad before we knew each other and we met randomly in Berlin (he was on vacation, I was living there). Rest is history I guess! No kids for now (furry or human), just house plants.

and in case you're wondering, they're pretty awesome house plants. Very well behaved.

[clickerish]

Yay for the Dutch parents who somehow meet up with the Americans and then move you places...I used to hate my itinerant lifestyle until I realised how much more fun it can be.

Welcome. I am rather new myself, but welcome anyway!

[Cheesecake]

Dude, what's suddenly up with all the half Dutchies??? Gezellig!!!

[popcorn]

Welcome! What an awesome lifestory. That's good that your plants are so well-behaved.

[Wanderista]

Hi there, if lurking counts then I am significantly newer than you. Welcome! And hooray for plant parenthood.

[RITS]

Welcome to the board!

[clickerish]

May 16, 2012 16:27:24 GMT -5 Cheesecake said:

Dude, what's suddenly up with all the half Dutchies??? Gezellig!!!

We're where it's at? Or, my personal thought on the subject, the country is so tiny people keep having to leave. My family kicked us out!

[pseudoagain]

Hi and welcome!

I'm a Brit living in the US with my American husband and 2 kids.

I shall now tell you all about the first time I went to the Netherlands and had a mishap with a bike. We stayed at Center Parcs and figured, oh this trail would be easy. Except there was a slight downward incline at one point and Dutch bikes usually don't have brakes, you have to peddle backwards to stop. I did not know this and ended up tits over arse in a ditch. I shall never forget it til the day I die.

[allibally]

Hi! I'm an American living in Chicago with my German DH. We were living in Zurich for a year before this.

[Cheesecake]

May 16, 2012 17:16:01 GMT -5 @pseudoagain said:

Hi and welcome!


I shall now tell you all about the first time I went to the Netherlands and had a mishap with a bike. We stayed at Center Parcs and figured, oh this trail would be easy. Except there was a slight downward incline at one point and Dutch bikes usually don't have brakes, you have to peddle backwards to stop. I did not know this and ended up tits over arse in a ditch. I shall never forget it til the day I die.

Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!

See, this is why I say, bikes are for transportation, not for exercise or fun!

[crimsonandclover]

Welcome - I live in Southwest Germany with my German DH, although we're currently in the States for the summer.

[karmaroma]

Welcome!!

[GilliC]

Hi there!

How do you keep your houseplants so well trained? Mine are impertinent little things that keep dying without my permission!

[gibbylod]

Hello and welcome!

I'm French living in Costa Rica, used to live in NY, and before that Spain and California (so also all over the place).

I actually manage to kill all my plants so you're one step ahead of me there. I do have a dog though and somehow manage to keep him alive!

[americaninoz]

welcome to the board I'm from MN & now live in MN with my British dh & dd

[clogged]

Dude. The Dutch are everywhere. No matter where we go, no matter how remote or obscure, there is bound to be some Dutchies present. Good thing they are too laid back to take over the world- cuz they sure as heck infultrated it! lol

Anyhoo- Hi! I have no house plants. They seem to die quickly.

[mrsukyankee]

Hey there! And welcome! I'm an American living with her British DH in London. Love the Dutch - have coached teams playing hockey over there and it's a bunch of fun.

[vamvam]

Hi. You have such an interesting background.
I am impressed with your houseplant skills. I had to accept that they were never going to work out and we are houseplant-free around here.

[pittpurple]

Welcome to the board! DH and I are Americans living in Scotland. My parents lived in Israel for a few years (where I was born) so I guess I grew up with that idea as well!

I murder houseplants but DH keeps them away from my nefarious plans so we have several thriving ones now. As long as I stay away, they seem fine.

[cailinabroad]

Thanks for the welcome everyone! Looking forward to posting on here.

As far as houseplants go, I'm actually pretty terrible about paying attention to them. I tried babying them and they nearly died, but when I went on a trip for a week and left them I came back and they were huge...go figure. So maybe that's the secret then? Neglect?

Also gotta say that for being half Dutch I have pretty terrible luck with bikes, so I feel you on that one, River Song!

[bail229]

Welcom! I'm an American living in Sydney with my Aussie DH ans DS.

[NomadicMama]

Welcome! Courtesy of Uncle Sam, my American soldier has moved me, his American wife, and LO, our American toddler, to Germany, only to be leaving us soon as he has been ordered to the 'Stan for 365 days. I considered staying back home, in the states, while he deployed, but I quickly decided that I did not want to miss out on such a fabulous opportunity to live abroad. So, here I am!

I considered buying a houseplant or two. Typically, I kill them off quite handily. But, I figured that these would be the plants that would thrive and I'd become attached to--because there is no way to take them back with me. That would be the plant world's karmic bus driving by. So I decided to keep my money in my purse!