My name is Micah and I’m thrilled you’ve stopped by my little corner of the internet. Born and raised in sunny Los Angeles, I moved all of 45 minutes away for college, where I studied Creative Writing and German. This blog is a space for both of those passions to converge.
I studied in Heidelberg, Germany my sophomore year and stayed to work as an Au Pair the following summer. Then I spent three months interning at a church in Frankfurt, and after that I worked for a year as an English Teaching Assistant at a German school through the Fulbright Scholar program.
Now I’m preparing to go to graduate school in Münster, Germany. If you would like to follow my adventures, just click the black ‘follow blog’ button in the right side bar. And if this brief bio left you itching to get to know me a bit more, read this post. Enjoy!
Favorite Quote:
“She wasn’t doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together.” -J.D. Salinger, A Girl I Knew
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So nice to meet you Micah. I just found your blog and I am loving it. I am a fellow writer about to move to Wales for my undergraduate degree, so I have a lot I could learn from you. I look forward to hearing more about your adventures.
Hello Susanna! Thanks so much for reading 🙂 I’ve never been to Wales but it’s on my (incrediby long) bucket list. I hope your transition goes smoothly!
Hi Michah! I love your blog and you are truly living the dream! Your photos bring back many happy memories of when my sister and I embarked on a 7 country tour of Europe in 12 days! Recall beautiful Heidelberg fondly. I love Europe and hope to return. My mom was born in Ireland and we spent many summer vacas there. I am now the mother of two boys 13 and 15 living in suburban CT. I am so happy my father encouraged us to travel when we were younger so enjoy and don’t look back – you will always remember these days of adventure 🙂
Thanks so much for reading! Wow, seven countries in 12 days, what a whirl wind! I bet that was an amazing experience, especially since you were able to share it with your sister. Heidelberg is such a magical city, it will always hold a special place in my heart. I was able to visit Ireland in March and totally fell in love with the people and beauty I found there. I look forward to reading your blog as well 🙂
Hi Micah – thank you for stepping by my blog. Your story is very interesting and I bet you are having a wonderful time in Germany. Blog me away.
– Ruta
Haha, I will do my best! Glad to have you along for the journey 🙂
I am really enjoying your travel sections, seems so interesting. I hope you had a great time in Germany
Thanks so much for following along! I absolutely loved my time in Germany, and hope to go back one day. I will be sure to check out your site as well 🙂
I would like to challenge you to coffee-drinking match! Haha.
I have a cousin who is a German professor and travels to Germany frequently.
What is it that you love most about German culture?
Oh man, I think I would definitely win! ;p I think one of the aspects I love most about German culture is the work-life balance that is so often lacking in America. When they work, they give their all. But when they relax, they are completely unplugged.
I was an au pair! In Paris! Ah…
Really? That’s incredible! I miss it to much, I would do it again in a heart beat
I’m so glad you really liked your family. I know so many au paris, myself included, that unfortunately didn’t have such a great match…but when you do, it’s magic! What was au pairing in Germany like? Do you blog about it? I’m so interested! xo
Yes, I felt really lucky because I know that’s certainly not always the case. It was really challenging but really rewarding. The kids were young and didn’t speak and English, so my German really improved! I blogged about it under the ‘Hildesheim’ section under the ‘Germany’ section of my ‘travels’ tab if you’d like to take a look.
Ok will do!