by HF | Oct 21, 2019 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Which Type of Expat Are You? A few years ago former German Way blogger Geoff wrote about two types of expats: integrated and non-integrated. Those who adapt and blend in, and those who don’t. And for the point he was making that was quite adequate. But in the...
by HF | Aug 19, 2019 | Daily life, History and culture
Bavaria is the Texas of Germany. A valid comparison? Despite what many North Americans believe, any German will tell you that Bavaria is not “Germany.” Lederhosen and dirndls are not even worn by everyone in Bavaria, much less by all Germans. On the other...
by Sarah | Apr 15, 2019 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
As a relatively small city in Germany, Bremen has quite a significant amount of tourists coming to visit. Last week, as I walked into the Marktplatz (market square) I could tell spring was here as the blue skies and the slightly warmer temperature had once again...
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...
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