by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 29, 2014 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Do I look a little tired here? That’s because I am. Last week was baby week. After 35 weeks of pregnancy, we were cramming hospital registration, one of our last doctor visits (plus ultrasound) and 2 long nights of prenatal courses into just a few days. My dad...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Aug 5, 2014 | Daily life, History and culture, Medical matters
For a while now, I have been using essential oils around the house in place of OTC remedies. I got into them through my sister in the US, who was selling them as a sort of side venture. She teaches yoga as her main job. After talking about the oils to all and sundry,...
by Jane | Jul 28, 2014 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A visiting friend from New York asked me for some tips on good gift ideas for her to take back home from their summer in Germany. I love this question as it’s one that I have to think about and refresh each time I go back home. Here’s my list which...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | May 12, 2014 | Daily life, History and culture
This has been a month of kids’ birthday parties for us, on the organizational side and on the invitational side. My third child turns seven on Friday and her younger brother attended a birthday party for a friend of ours’ son the week before. Olivia...
by Jane | Jan 7, 2014 | Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Like Sarah did several years ago, I mentioned our foray in having an au pair. We had had one from South Korea last summer, a relationship which ended pretty miserably. Despite our efforts to have fair and adjusted expectations of a young woman, age 20, from a culture...
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