by JessicaL | Aug 27, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
For many expats, long distance air travel is just a regular part of our lifestyle. Whether you travel “home” sporadically for visits, or if you essentially live between two or more places, overseas travel, and all that comes with it, is just another challenge that we...
by Jane | Aug 13, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
We’ve returned to the Fatherland after the grueling process of packing up and moving a household of a family of five. We drove six hours from San Diego to Las Vegas listening to Die Zaueberfloete non-stop. We saturated in ueber-Americana for three days on The...
by HF | May 28, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
There is a German term for “German efficiency” – several in fact: deutsche Gründlichkeit, Effizienz, Fähigkeit, Leistungsfähigkeit, Tüchtigeit. German efficiency can be found gloriously in German doors and windows, in energy use (hall lights that only turn...
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