I traveled to Detmold for this story as a guest of Nordrhein-Westfalen Tourismus (www.nrw-tourism.com). As always, all opinions are my own. “Normally you can…
The following is a chapter from an upcoming memoir on moving to and living in Germany. Read more here. Germans take their reservations seriously. You’re…
![[press trip w/ @deinnrw] Hiking around @dasbergische, my group was led to a surprise visit with Günter Blömer. I’d also been listening to @nickofferman’s first two audiobooks at the time and seeing Blömer in his shop was like an incarnation of Offerman’s words, leaving me with a renewed appreciation for people who make things with their own two hands. Link in the bio for his story and more on his work. — Do you make anything? What’s your hobby?](http://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/3e14a0b8c14e58a72202fd0628615027/5D6269D5/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/58453562_1153455478192791_2090930276060433831_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com "[press trip w/ @deinnrw] Hiking around @dasbergische, my group was led to a surprise visit with Günter Blömer. I’d also been listening to @nickofferman’s first two audiobooks at the time and seeing Blömer in his shop was like an incarnation of Offerman’s words, leaving me with a renewed appreciation for people who make things with their own two hands. Link in the bio for his story and more on his work. — Do you make anything? What’s your hobby?")
![[Press trip with @visit.dortmund] I traveled to Dortmund for the @hopfenseidank Beer Festival and came away with a story of a historic German brewery given new life, @bergmannbier. Link in the bio.](http://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/a8fc5d7cdc130c75b290ef7d48276b63/5D97C580/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/c135.0.809.809a/s640x640/60065866_2905482182825930_7442891913070838575_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com "[Press trip with @visit.dortmund] I traveled to Dortmund for the @hopfenseidank Beer Festival and came away with a story of a historic German brewery given new life, @bergmannbier. Link in the bio.")
