by Erin "ebe" Porter | May 22, 2023 | Berlin, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
I recently made the trek to Clayallee in Dahlem, near the border with Brandenburg, to register my new baby as an American born abroad and apply for a passport. Considering this is my third child born in Berlin you would expect I would be better prepared, but I am...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 20, 2023 | Berlin, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Spring (or Frühling) is in the air! If you have been following German-Way on Instagram, you may have noticed these tell-tale signs in our stories: Frühblüher (early bloomers), Easter chocolates, and even the swarm-like appearance of Feuerkäfer (fire-coloured beetle)....
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jun 24, 2019 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
One of the first questions people ask when you are having a baby is, “What’s the name?” Rightfully so, as names play an important part in a person’s future and say a lot about your hopes and dreams for your child. Are you raising a Sarah, or a...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 18, 2019 | Daily life, German vocabulary, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
It feels like yesterday that I was writing about moving furniture via the U-Bahn. But that was 5 years ago (!) and a lot of growing up has happened, including having a baby. A baby who has wrecked havoc on our furniture. Like the adults we apparently are, we are now...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 16, 2018 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
Living abroad has thrown me a lot of curve balls, and never more so than when I navigated my first pregnancy in Germany. That’s right – first. As in… I am having another baby in Germany! We are now 5 months in and even though I helped compile a full...
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