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 Erin "ebe" Porter | Jun 15, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
Sometimes it feels like every day of 2020 can’t get any worse…and then it does. Caught in the standstill of Covid-19 malaise, I find myself paying rapt attention to everything happening in the USA. Seattle, where I hale from, is one of the places at the...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | May 17, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Red tape and bureaucracy, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Looking at my last few blog posts, it is no surprise that there is little else on my mind than the ongoing pandemic. Even as restrictions begin to ease, there is an uneasy expectation that life may never be the same. It is worth debating whether this is actually a...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Apr 20, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
When we first heard the rumblings about quarantine due to the COVID-19, there was a rush of information on how to fill your days. Facebook groups touted their favorite resources, memes were prevalent, and many people looked at the long days of isolation as an...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 23, 2020 | Berlin, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
I have a cousin from Arkansas who recently moved to China with her family. I admire their adventurous spirit as I can’t imagine a much more drastic change for them. Moving from Seattle to Berlin as two footloose and fancy-free twenty-year-olds is one thing....
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