Driving past the mountains, creeks, and rivers near her home in southwestern Germany, Kate Raidt says the scenery still catches her attention. She jokes that she’s “probably the only soccer mom from America who loves away games.”
Raidt looks forward to the drive from Ulm, the city where she lives, to Munich for her teenage son’s soccer commitments. “It’s really hard to be in a bad mood when you’re driving through all of this beauty,” she says.
“When you can look out and see the Swiss Alps or hear water running because of a creek or a river nearby, that is something that makes me so happy,” Raidt, originally from Atlanta, tells CNN Travel.
A year and a half after relocating from the US to Germany with her son Bodie, Raidt says the move has gone “way better than anybody could have imagined,” and that both are thriving.
Living close to natural sights like the Danube River and the Bavarian Alps has reshaped her daily routine. She’s constantly on the move — hiking, cycling along the Danube, visiting thermal spas or going “castle hunting” with her son.
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