Tag Archives: Europe

Thank You, Mom!

Posted on April 21, 2017 by maryannniemczura

Each April brings reminders of her. I was preparing for my second Fulbright teaching exchange to the former East Berlin. My mother died April 26, 1994, in Colorado so I flew out for the funeral and to help in close … Continue reading →

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Walk a Mile in my Birks

Posted on August 15, 2015 by maryannniemczura

There is an ongoing joke in my family because I have worn Birkenstock sandals since my university days in Heidelberg, Germany. The joke goes that I am the only one my family knows who wears them year-round including during our … Continue reading →

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