by Jane | Sep 12, 2011 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I mentioned in my previous post that spending the first year of baby’s life with him or her at home is common and expected in Germany, at least in the west. On the other hand, it isn’t so easy to go back to work within the first year or before age three...
by Erik Flippo | Aug 19, 2011
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Jessica L. Scott-Reid is a freelance food, culture, and lifestyle writer, a graduate student, hockey-wife, and doggy-mom. Jessica lived in German-speaking Europe from 2007 to 2013, first along the Rhine river just outside of...
by Jane | Aug 16, 2011 | Expat issues, German vocabulary
I’ve been enjoying getting to know my new baby during these first three months of his life. I organized a Mommy & Me Yoga/Baby Massage class at our local yoga studio here in San Diego to give myself that regular undistracted one-on-one time with baby Lenny....
by Ruth | Aug 3, 2011 | Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
It’s a fact: Germany needs babies. The generous welfare system of this social democracy needs young people to work hard and pay enough taxes to support the rest of society. One problem: young people are too busy working to bother with raising the next generation of...
by Jane | Jun 14, 2011 | Daily life, Expat issues
As I’ve recently blogged, I’ve been pregnant for the last nine months in America. It was a miserable pregnancy. While I was fortunate to not have any complications such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, I was debilitated by the discomforts of being...
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