Cinema in Germany

by | Jan 17, 2013

Germany’s Kino | A short history of German filmmaking The Austrians, Germans, and Swiss, like many of their European neighbors, offer government subsidies to their filmmakers in an effort to encourage domestic motion picture production. Europeans, including the...

Beer and Wine

by | Jan 17, 2013

Bier und Wein in Germany and Europe Dining Out in Germany > Beer and Wine The Babylonians around 6000 B.C. may have been the first to brew it, but Austrians and Germans have long been ranked among the top beer drinkers. They down enough foamy brew to consistently...

Das Berliner Modell

by | Oct 22, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture

Now that we are back in Germany, my third child is now attending the same daycare or Kindertagestaette (KITA) as my first two children. This boy from day one has never been sensitive about being left with new people. He was at an in-home daycare in California from age...

Moving Back to Germany

by | Jul 9, 2012 | Expat issues, History and culture

I have an announcement to make. We are moving back to Germany next month. The timing of the move was a bit of a surprise, but it was always in the realm of possibility. We were away for two years, and as I’ve started the arduous process of organizing another...