tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:29:42 +0000PhDcognitive loadlive life deliciously.http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-1168183807450993637Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:06:00 +00002011-11-27T20:11:51.048+01:00 I'm getting in the Christmas mood.  Some friends from grad school visited this week, and we headed to Nuremberg for the Christmas market.  So much fun!  I am so ready for some snow! http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/11/im-getting-in-christmas-mood.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-70104663192568443Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:14:00 +00002011-11-07T14:15:34.561+01:00 The leaves start to change In the US and many other parts of the world, it is that time of year: the time when we postdocs start applying for professorships.  The CV is polished, the research and teaching statements sing with unabashed self-praise, and letters have been requested from the most prestigious people we know.  We scatter them about cyberspace, and they land in the http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-autumn-time-for-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-7127129166102074871Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:06:00 +00002011-03-27T22:06:59.278+02:00I gotta try this sometime soon. I made limoncello once, and it was sehr lecker... but how about a vanilla dark rum or a ginger and cucumber infused white rum for mojitos!   Check out the E(a)tsy how-to: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/eatsy-flavor-infusions-for-spring-12512/ http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/03/yum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-6148085651014163689Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:23:00 +00002011-03-20T01:32:35.022+01:00In July 2010, Mom and Stan came to visit.  They got to experience our one heat wave of the summer, Germany beating Argentina in the quarter finals of the World Cup at a beer garden (and the celebration that followed), riding in a Stocherkahn on the Neckar river, and probably the worst jet lag of their lives.     &nbsphttp://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/03/germany-france-and-austria-with-mom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-312900672937305782Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:38:00 +00002011-03-19T16:38:07.412+01:00 In the middle of June 2010, we met up with my cousin, Alex, in Heidelberg.  Our Australian friends tagged along.  Alex was studying in Kaiserslautern last summer, and Heidelberg is about halfway between Tübingen and there. It was a beautiful day: the sun was shining, the trees were in full bloom, and the castle towered over the town as it has since the year 1214. http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/03/heidelberg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-6069085031046783077Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:30:00 +00002011-03-20T01:24:32.120+01:00...but it sort of is.  I'm in the mood again to share some pictures and stories of my adventures around the world!  Check back soon for a whirlwind tour of all the places I've been since Copenhagen: 1. Heidelberg 2. Paris, French countryside, southern Germany, and Austria 3. Back in the USA (Illinois and Portland) 4. Greek islands and Athens 5. Hong Kong 6. US again (Illinois snow http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2011/03/dont-call-it-comeback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-370527362003001901Sat, 22 May 2010 07:33:00 +00002010-05-22T09:33:50.540+02:00D and I spent last weekend in Copenhagen with my cousin and his family, who are on sabbatical there.  It was a great time! Good food, good conversation, and good sights. Thanks, guys! You can see pictures here: link http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2010/05/kbenhavn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-9141830432555775681Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:27:00 +00002010-04-24T21:32:29.924+02:00Well, it's been a while, hasn't it? As I sit here soothing my first (and hopefully only) sunburn of the year, I've just uploaded a few batches of photos to Facebook, and realized some of them are snowscapes! Since the last update, D and I have done a lot: We've been to France. We've been to the Netherlands. We've spent time with new friends, and made plans for old friends and family http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2010/04/well-its-been-while-hasnt-it-as-i-sit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-5069759918335350166Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:27:00 +00002010-01-31T22:06:12.173+01:00Today D and I experienced a bit of serendipity. Read more about it and see pictures here: kristadeleeuw.tumblr.comhttp://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-karneval.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-1265361840153489524Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:37:00 +00002010-01-24T21:21:58.954+01:00A thought for the day  I have not been so great about taking pictures lately. But, I've enjoyed not viewing my world through my camera's display screen.  My friend Kyle, who's just moved to South Korea, made me realize this.  He said he was glad he wasn't hindered by a camera when he first arrived, "because I know I'd be taking photos instead of experiencing everything."  http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2010/01/learning-german-language-and-traditions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-311965280354744355Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:31:00 +00002010-01-10T23:03:24.556+01:00 It has been an exciting weekend! D and I turned in a lease for a new apartment in the old part of town, a small cobblestone block away from this view (which I snagged from Google images; it is certainly not this green now). We'll be moving in around February 1. To celebrate, we went out for Italian in our current neighborhood.  It had been snowing all day, so we trudged our way through http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2010/01/settling-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-5039377552938007409Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:02:00 +00002009-12-06T15:29:59.460+01:00 Yesterday, we took a photowalk around the neighborhood, and around town. Here are the results. This little old fountain is at the end of our block.  I'm pretty sure it is spring water.  I need to remember to ask our landlord about it.  Our landlord is this über-nice middle aged man who built the complex we are living in.  He has the cutest 60-70 lbs. puppy, brings ushttp://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2009/12/everyday-happenings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-4302996878744399006Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-11-26T15:38:20.293+01:00While D recovers a bit from his jet lag (he seems to be about a day behind me in this), I will update you all a little bit. Today we went to register with the Foreigners Registration Authority, who - surprisingly - are not very accommodating to foreigners. It would seem that a good way to run a place like that would be to hire people who at least speak fluent English, since it is often a common http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2009/11/gute-erntedankfest-happy-thanksgiving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-6037121667187050747Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:56:00 +00002009-11-12T07:59:31.680+01:00cognitive loadPhDI have my PhD! It is such a great feeling to have all of that stress behind me, and to be able to start looking forward. Oh yeah, and emails from faculty members that begin "Dear Dr. DeLeeuw" are pretty great, too. My dissertation focused on the cognitive load that learners experience during learning from computer-based multimedia lessons. In two studies, I tested whether http://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-am-now-doctor-please-address-me-as.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3231375065439154660.post-9201564665999538607Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:44:00 +00002009-11-12T20:44:07.255+01:00 We are now only about a month away from hopping on a plane to Germany on a one-way ticket. It is time to start selling off almost all of our worldly possessions, to start thinking about warm, chunky scarves, to celebrate, and to say goodbye. It's that nervous stage in life when you're standing at the precipice with exciting new opportunities looming on the horizon, and all you have to do is jumphttp://kristadeleeuw.blogspot.com/2009/10/journey-begins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1