TBD With Käri

German Blue Card update + 5 favourite German words so far! :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

A trip to the medieval city of Regensburg—and the stories behind its Stone Bridge and Cathedral—gets Käri thinking about the differences between deals and promises. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri unpacks a new German phrase she learned while hiking around the Bavarian Alps. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri discusses some famous linguistic examples of how “languages shape the way we think and experience the world”, and adds some recent personal observations of how there are worlds within words. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Part II of München Musings! Käri shares her impressions of two Munich gardens: beer gardens and the English Garden. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

After watching the Munich Glockenspiel, with its two tiers depicting pivotal moments in the city’s history, Käri imagines what her own personal Glockenspiel might reveal about the most formative experiences of her life so far. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Part I of München Musings! :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri describes her personal process for settling into new areas, which she divides into 3 main stages: * Stage 1: Local Life Basics * Stage 2: Contracts, Accounts, & Memberships * Stage 3: Conversational Comfort in Local Language This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri shares about her final days in Scandinavia (for now), and her relocation to Munich, Germany! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

After a trip to Hamlet’s Helsingør, Käri considers how our surrounding people and places shape us, drawing on the “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” theory to explore the world of Hamlet, and our own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

With her job search yielding no success so far, Käri begins to consider that her door to a permanent stay in Denmark may be closing for now. She then shares three ways to finish the phrase “When one door closes…” drawing on expressions from English, Italian, and Spanish. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwit...

Käri recounts eating a “viking club,” singing songs she didn’t understand, and gathering around a huge harbour bonfire beneath a sun hesitant to set. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

After her first month in Denmark, Käri has determined that the Danes have just two main weather rules. Rule 1: Never pause for adverse weather. Rule 2: Always pivot for sunshine. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Apparently, ‘hygge’ isn’t confined to the winter season. Käri reflects on summer hygge in Denmark so far. :) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri shares 3 Danish discoveries this week that made her stop and ask, “Wait, what?” They involve numbers, names, and pastries. She explains how the number system seems to require arithmetic, Curious George isn’t Curious George, and “danishes” are called something else in Denmark. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vi...

Käri explores the contrasting worldviews of two iconic figures tied to Odense, Denmark: the Norse god Odin and the storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri talks about what life on an eco farm has been like so far, along with some of the fun German phrases and traditions she’s been learning from new friends. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Newly arrived in Denmark, Käri shares some stories and first impressions from her first week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Days before leaving for Denmark—with no job yet lined up, and SO much still TBD—Käri talks about resisting the urge to package life into neat conclusions before sharing about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Käri shares some observations from a trip to the Galápagos, where lava moves where it’s easiest, while marine iguanas push into harsh, difficult conditions. A simple invitation to consider which type of path we’re choosing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

Building on her recent reflections about “designing a life,” Käri explores how intentionality and adventure are not mutually exclusive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tbdwithkari.substack.com

About to graduate next week with a master’s in instructional design, Käri shares how she’s applying the design process not only in the classroom, but in the broader context of her life. 00:00 Meet Käri 00:41 After Graduation 01:11 Designing A Life 02:23 Choosing the “Where” 02:47 Current Priorities 03:27 Next Destination: Copenhagen, Denmark This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...

Welcome, and hello! I’m Käri. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, but have since lived all over the world. I’ve kayaked with penguins along the equator, biked through typhoons in Taiwan, and gazed out over what felt like all of Africa from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. I’ve ridden camels through Morocco, gotten lost in Russian snowstorms, and sampled just about every kind of cheese and ch...