by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 9, 2021 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
The German word for ice cream is Eis, pronounced similar to “ice”. This leads to countless renditions of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” by any North American English-speaker in Germany. In fact, it can be hard to get the song out of my head in summer because Eis is...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 12, 2021 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
After over a year and half of going no further than Brandenburg, we had to get out. It was time to travel. But still only half vaccinated and with most places partially shut down we didn’t want to go too far. So we decided on a weekend trip to Leipzig. We had visited...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 22, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Recently I was conducting one of my first interviews, showcasing my new company and covering what it means to work in a startup. It struck me as a little surreal. This was a real “fake it til you make it” moment as I had just started in my first startup...
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