by Chloe D | Nov 17, 2012 | Daily life, German language, History and culture
It was during our second winter in Berlin that I first became aware of Laternenfeste (lantern festivals). We had little twin babies and, despite early heavy snows, I spent much of my time traipsing icy streets pushing the pram whilst they slept. There was a period in...
by HF | Oct 15, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Today I’m continuing my list of expat likes (the good), dislikes (the bad) and major gripes (the ugly) – all related to living in Germany. In Part 1 I began with “the bad,” but my “good” list has turned out to be even longer! So long in...
by Chloe D | Oct 7, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary
I am struck, watching my two small children grow up in Berlin, how different their childhood is from mine in England’s industrial north in the 1980s. We are very integrated here – most of our friends are German. the nursery the children go to is German,...
by HF | Sep 10, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
No, I’m not going to discuss Spaghetti Westerns today. I’m going to list some of my expat likes (the good), dislikes (the bad) and major gripes (the ugly) related to living in Germany. Although I’m going to start with “the bad,” you...
by Chloe D | Sep 3, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
“Can we bring you anything that you can’t get there?” is a common question our visitors from the UK ask. We usually spend a good ten minutes, both of us running through supermarket shelves in our minds’ eye, but almost always to no avail. Aside...
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