by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 7, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I get asked about my experience having a kid and raising her in Germany a lot by my American family and friends. But the truth is, I have nothing to compare it to. Unlike fellow GW contributor Jane, I never had a child in the USA. However – as an American...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 30, 2016 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
How to Avoid Getting a Lecture from the Kita Teacher When writing my post on “How to Dress for Winter in Germany”, I felt like I could complete another full post on “How to Dress your Kid for Winter in Germany”. Germans take winter clothing...
by AlieC | Nov 23, 2016 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
As a Brit I was brought up with many cultural stereotypes about Germany and its people. Germans are ‘lederhosen wearing, straight talking, rule following, tidy people’ and since I initially landed in Bavaria, I can definitely agree that stereotypes are born out of...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 2, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
It’s hard to tell what the weather will be like day-to-day in Berlin. You can wake up to bright sunshine, leave your Wohnung (apartment) amidst deep fog and return home to an epic downpour. Other places like Freiburg may boast more sunshine than anywhere else in...
by AlieC | Oct 19, 2016 | Daily life, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
I knew a little in advance that I wouldn’t be driving a car in Germany when I arrived, but since I would be living in a city with good transport links and had two perfectly usable feet, I wasn’t overly concerned about being four wheels down. The one thing I was...
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