by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 12, 2021 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
After over a year and half of going no further than Brandenburg, we had to get out. It was time to travel. But still only half vaccinated and with most places partially shut down we didn’t want to go too far. So we decided on a weekend trip to Leipzig. We had visited...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jun 14, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
After the uncertainty of applying for a Grundschule (elementary school) outside of our district, we have successfully waited it out. Our daughter got into our first choice! Considering how competitive finding a KiTa (preschool) can be, we had no idea if there was any...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | May 17, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
Perhaps this post will be a bit of a time capsule, a reminder of a time when you needed to get a swab shoved up your nose to enter a store, but I still thought it would be interesting to share. In these strange times of a world-wide pandemic, my kids have looked to me...
by HF | May 3, 2021 | Expat issues, History and culture
Switzerland as a Refuge US-born Tina Turner lived in Switzerland with her German-born husband from 1994 until her death at 83 in May 2023. Albert Einstein did the same with his wife in Bern and Zurich about a century earlier. Both Albert Einstein and Tina Turner also...
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