by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 28, 2022 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
This weekend we held our annual Friendsgiving of Americans abroad (as well as other nationalities) at our home in Berlin, It also marked the first time we turned on the heat this year. This is a game we play every year of waiting til we really can’t stand the...
by HF | Nov 14, 2022 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
The World of Germanic Soft Drinks Germany is famous for its beer. But it also has its own non-alcoholic drink brands. There’s an entire world of carbonated fruit and cola drinks in German-speaking Europe that few outsiders have ever tasted. Yes, Coca-Cola and...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 31, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
I recently spent a week semi-anxiously waiting tests results from my doctor. They had told me it was going to be 4 or 5 days (business days) and the test was on a Tuesday, so I kept an ear out for a ring through Tuesday – just to be safe. On Wednesday I assumed...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 3, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Today is a national holiday in Germany, Tag der Deutschen Einheit or German Unity Day. Like every year, I feel it is almost forgotten until it is upon us. It honors the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rejoining of East to West Germany. So it is strange that a day...
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