by Erin "ebe" Porter | Apr 24, 2023 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Something that is not on many visitors’ bingo card is a trip to the hospital. But life just happens and sometimes the unexpected becomes a reality. That has been the case for my family this last month. As I neared my due date for Berlin baby number three, my...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 28, 2022 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
This weekend we held our annual Friendsgiving of Americans abroad (as well as other nationalities) at our home in Berlin, It also marked the first time we turned on the heat this year. This is a game we play every year of waiting til we really can’t stand the...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 2, 2020 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Uncategorized
Since this post is sandwiched between Halloween and a truly terrifying presidential election in the USA, I thought this was the perfect time to go over some German superstitions, or Aberglauben. Every culture has them, but when you aren’t raised around them they...
by Ruth | Dec 12, 2011 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A few years ago, a building contractor told me a story that scared me enough to change my habits: “I worked with a young couple recently who fully remodeled an old house. They both worked full-time. Every morning, they both got up, took showers, got dressed and left...
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