Expat Archives - Luci Westphal

Meet Jessica (International Teacher) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 221)

Jessica (International Teacher) – In A Minute Portrait (Week 221) This week, I’d like you to meet my friend Jessica (aka The Queen of Fun)…

In A Berlin Minute PARTY – August 4, 2013

3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY + LUCI’S GOING-AWAY + SUCH Berlin Sunset – TV Tower Eclipse It’s finally happening: I’m inviting all of you to one of my…

Berlin Bears / Bärenzwinger – In A Berlin Minute (Week 157)

Berlin Bears / Bärenzwinger – In A Berlin Minute (Week 157) from Luci Westphal on Vimeo. Since 1280 the coat of arms, mascot and symbol…

The Expat Language and Culture Dilemma or “Can’t we all just get along?”

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Chiang Mai + Doi Inthanon, Thailand – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 93)

On my first trip to Asia I’m visiting my friend Jessica in Chiang Mai, a lovely city in the North of Thailand – full of…

Thailand Instagram Pictures

Some of you may have wondered why there hasn’t been a Music Monday post or anything else – or why I’ve been mostly absent from…

German American New Year’s Eve (Silvester) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 88)

Every New Year’s Eve that we are in Brooklyn, we follow certain traditions – collecting a few new ones as they are discovered. Without any…

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Music Monday: Four Dollar Wine

– Four Dollar Wine – We Gave It A Go – This is the most excited I’ve been about sharing music on my blog ever:…

Moving Silence in Cyprus

I sure wish I could be in Cyprus this week so I could attend a special Moving Silence screening and concert that will include 10…

Music Monday: Bob Dylan (Expat Daughter POV)

Yesterday was a super special day for me: my dad and I went to see Bob Dylan together in the Hamburg Stadtpark (central park). Bob…

MusicMonday: “Live Alone” – Debbie Harry Does Franz Ferdinand (and so does LCD Soundsystem)

“Live Alone” is a beautiful cover by American singer (of incomparable NYC band Blondie) Deborah (Debbie) Harry of a song by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand.…

Big Day

Watch out, this is going to get personal and long. So you may want to skip this. Today is quite a significant day for me.…

Stuck with someone else’s garbage…

… or the tale of finding an apartment in Berlin and making it livable. In recent months our lives have been quite… um… mobile. About…

Shortcutz Berlin

Shortcutz Berlin – Session 12 Shortcutz Berlin is a weekly short film screening series held at Roderich, a cool theater – video rental – cafe…