by Chloe D | Apr 30, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture
My first experience of May 1st (Erste Mai) celebrations was as a student in Berlin in 2002 drinking beer in a park Kreuzberg. I don’t much like beer – not then and not now – but that was what everyone else was drinking and it felt like the right thing to...
by Sarah | Apr 23, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, learning German, Tips, advice, suggestions
What happens when you decide the expat life is not working out? You’ve changed your mind. Fallen out of love with Germany. Mentally checked out, bags are packed and you’re on that plane home. This was the reality for me towards the end of the year. Mic...
by Sarah | Mar 26, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Der Frühlingsanfang (beginning of spring) holds lots of special memories for me. My first time in Germany was in the spring of 2016. There was a lot riding on this visit. It wasn’t just any long weekend away in Europe but a chance for me to check out Bremen...
by HF | Nov 9, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
November: The Mourning Month and Its Fateful Dates The first two days of November are significant in the Christian religious calendar. November 1 is All Saints Day (Allerheiligen). November 2 is All Souls Day (Allerseelen). In Germany, most of Europe, and all over the...
by Laura V | Oct 23, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I come from Mexico, a place where social initiatives are not that big a thing, mainly because a great deal of the population has barely enough resources to keep their own heads afloat, but also because its mindset is infected with corruption and a cheating culture...
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