by Sarah | Mar 26, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Der Frühlingsanfang (beginning of spring) holds lots of special memories for me. My first time in Germany was in the spring of 2016. There was a lot riding on this visit. It wasn’t just any long weekend away in Europe but a chance for me to check out Bremen...
by Chloe D | Jan 29, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture
The timing of most German school holidays match my British expectations. Two weeks at Christmas, two weeks at Easter, six weeks in the summer, plus the odd week somewhere in the middle of these blocks. This is not so different from home and behind each is a clear...
by AlieC | Jan 22, 2018 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
One of my favourite German words is Gemütlichkeit, which has been adopted by the English-speaking world since it can’t be simply translated. Roughly it pertains to the feeling of comfy cosiness when getting together with friends and family, usually with good food and...
by Laura V | Jan 15, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
After you dutifully participated at -and maybe even organized, the Christmas celebrations at the office, attended several advent parties, strolled through many Christmas Markets, ate shameful amounts of Plätzchen (X-mas cookies), drank enough hot chocolate to fill...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 11, 2017 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I had a nutcracker or two growing up, gaily dressed as soldiers and watching over me as I slept. Once I moved out, my mom pulled them out for the holidays and added a few new friends. Then a few more..til there was a horde of nutcrackers to accompany our tree for the...
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