by AlieC | Aug 27, 2018 | Tips, advice, suggestions
Germany has many food icons, what are the first ones that spring into your mind? Sauerkraut? Lebkuchen? Wurst? Maybe if you’ve visited Germany you’d have thought of Currywurst, Spaghettieis or Spezi? Why some products don’t breech international borders and not others...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 13, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
I forgot it was almost August until I walked up to the KiTa (daycare) where my husband teaches, and saw the sign on the front gate: Achtung! Erdwespen auf der Wiese. (Caution! Wasps in the meadow/garden.) Aw, yes. Just like the seasonal Eis (ice cream) stands and the...
by Sarah | Aug 6, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst living in Germany, we’ve developed a bucket list of things we’d like to do whilst here. One activity on our list was to go to a music festival in Germany to see what it is like and how it compares to those back home in the UK. The first step was...
by AlieC | Jul 30, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst the mercury stays steadfastly in the thirties (centigrade) and the German summer is bursting with events like Breminale, weinwanderungen (wine walks) and freiluftkino (open air cinemas) it is easy to find the heat somewhat oppressive when you’re crushed...
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