On Friday night, July 12th, 2019 over 800 #Lightsforliberty vigils took place on 5 continents in order to express concern and outrage over the conditions of the refugees at the southern border in the United States. Several cities in Germany including Hamburg and...

It was by mere coincidence that I had scheduled my book discussions before the DA Stuttgart and Heidelberg chapters on the 75th Anniversary of D day. As a historian., I was certainly aware of the significance, but it was I watched the news coverage as I began to pack...

At 9.30, on April 4th, 2019 I boarded a train in my hometown outside of Munich to embark on the 6 hour (3 train transfers) 600 kilometer voyage to the German Western city of Cologne to hear President Obama speak at the World Leadership Summit Conference. It was not...

In my previous post about my challenge with German I mentioned in passing my learning disability and my ADD. However, it played an important enough role in my life that I believe it warrants a post of itself. I really struggled in school from a very early age....

February 23 and 24th 2019 DAG (Democrats Abroad Germany) held their annual meeting in Heidelberg, Germany where among many things they elected their officers and executive/steering committee for the next 2 years. Besides the traditional President, Vice President,...