by Ruth | Aug 3, 2011 | Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
It’s a fact: Germany needs babies. The generous welfare system of this social democracy needs young people to work hard and pay enough taxes to support the rest of society. One problem: young people are too busy working to bother with raising the next generation of...
by Jane | May 20, 2011 | Expat issues, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
My family and I went through yet another life changing experience four weeks ago with the birth of our third child here in San Diego, CA. Child #1 and Child #2 were born in southern Germany, both positive experiences, so it was with curiosity and trepidation that I...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Apr 5, 2011 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
This year is a momentous one in the eyes of some people, because I am turning forty. I’m turning forty in a new country, and all of my oldest and closest friends live in other ones. But I am not despairing, and I am not ignoring this runden Geburtstag. (A runder...
by Ruth | Jan 17, 2011 | Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
There are so many horror stories I could share involving transatlantic travel. I entertained my babysitter the other day by regaling my worst memories of flights between Europe and North America, some of which involve being sandwiched between an overweight, unhappy...
by Jane | Sep 13, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
The sun is still shining here in San Diego. After 6.5 weeks of being homeless, living in hotels and staying with my parents in Pennsylvania, my family and I are finally installed in our own house, which we now call home in a neighborhood called Kensington. We are...
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