by amiemccracken | Mar 6, 2014 | book review, books, Germany, travel
The first book I read when I moved to Germany was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. One of the last movies I’ve seen while living in Germany was The Book Thief. I wrote a book review when I read the book, simply because I was so emotionally effected by reading a...
by amiemccracken | Mar 4, 2014 | about me, Germany, travel
I’m in limbo. In a place that isn’t really my home but where I have to stay for a month, two months, I don’t really know how long. I’ve just left a city I spent four and a half years in. A place that was 5,000 miles from home but became my...
by amiemccracken | Feb 25, 2014 | photo, photograph, photography, portrait, travel
One of my best friends, and definitely one of my oldest (in time that I’ve known her, not age, lol), just got engaged. On the Rockefeller ice skating rink no less. Did you know they kick everyone off during engagements so the ice is completely empty?...
by amiemccracken | Feb 20, 2014 | about me, Germany, travel
This is my life right now. Doesn’t look like that much, but I’ve just packed three boxes worth and it’s not much smaller. And I have a whole other room that’s half full. It’s just stuff. We’re not even packing furniture…just...
by amiemccracken | Jan 14, 2014 | writing
Why does the act of moving our bodies in rhythmic motions, in sync with another, around a wooden floor, with music tinkling in the background, create such a stir? In every movie worth its weight, the dance scene is better than the sex scene. All that tension. All that...
