Still in the US of A!

Well OK then! My Blog is set and I am almost out of the country! Many thanks to the ones who inspired me to create this crazy blog.....first to Beth for lighting a fire under me and giving me the tools to begin. You can all either thank or blame her for what's to come :) Second, to Jenny who inspired the name of the blog. I was trying to come up with a name that described perfectly the journey I am about to embark on. After 20 mins. of staring at the screen with a blank mind, I gave up. Then Jenny suggested, in fact insisted, that I keep a beer and sausage journal, documenting the many types of beer and sausage that were about to enter into my digestive system within the next 6 weeks. All of a sudden it was clear to me. Keep it simple. Beer and Sausage it is! So you can expect many meditations on beer and sausage, as well as some deeper ruminations on life and my experiences with it as I rumble through the pastures of England and navigate the party scene of Berlin. Hopefully not too much of a snore! I also feel like having a word of the day category. Since I am not so "blog savvy" yet, I will include the word of the day within the body of this text. Today's word is HAUSFRAU . It means housewife in German, and It's one of my favorite words to say! So wish me luck as I embark on a trip that is one year in the making!