Expat Life: Voting!

There are many things people don't know about "Aliens" - or expats. Since I'm a green card holder, I'm only allowed to work and live in the USA, but no jury duty for me, I could never be a State Trooper (dang it!),and most definitely no voting in any of the elections over here. I can apply for a citizenship this year, but since I want to keep my German citizenship as well, there's a whole lot of paperwork involved. And I'm just not ready for it. Yet.

My whole family and tons of friends still live in Germany, so I sure keep an eye on the news from over there. Germany is still "Heimat". Home. It's where my roots are, where I lived 31 years of my life. I was born there, and who knows, I might move back at one point.

"To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain." ~ Louis L'Amour

With the German "Bundestagswahl 2017" creeping up, keeping an eye on the news is very important to me.