by Jay | Mar 2, 2016 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
For many high school students in the United States, the college process begins in middle school, and all college-bound students need to get serious by the time they reach their junior year. For American students interested in continuing their studies in Germany,...
by Chloe D | Feb 24, 2016 | Daily life, Tips, advice, suggestions
Yesterday our children – both aged five and a half – had their first swimming lesson. That is more than I ever had: I love to swim but have little recollection of ever having learned how to do it. Until now we have relied on holidays to sunny places with...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Feb 17, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Every morning I scramble around our kitchen, looking for appropriate snacks for a 15-month-old. Cucumber? I think she is eating that lately. German roll, or rice cake? Blueberries are always a yes. Is Würstchen trying too hard? Blearily, I stash these goods in her...
by Jane | Feb 3, 2016 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
Before Hyde sends me a message to “gently” remind me that my blog post is due today, I figured that I should get something up here. It isn’t my preferred style to just throw something up here, half-baked or half-thought through, but I realised that I’m on the...
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