by HF | Nov 9, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
November: The Mourning Month and Its Fateful Dates The first two days of November are significant in the Christian religious calendar. November 1 is All Saints Day (Allerheiligen). November 2 is All Souls Day (Allerseelen). In Germany, most of Europe, and all over the...
by AlieC | Oct 30, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
At 8am on a Sunday, walking my dog here can feel like a scene from a zombie apocalypse film. Not that the maybe two people I will pass look ghastly and likely to want to eat my brains, just that there is an eerie quiet that descends on the village on Sunday. As...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 16, 2017 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Uncategorized
Without much of a summer, it was like I turned around and it was fall. Luckily, I love fall. Adore. It is my favorite season. But is was still shocking to see the trees suddenly aflame in orange and red. Walking became difficult as the ground was bumpily carpeted in...
by AlieC | Jun 21, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Having grown up on musicals and fairy tales I had a picture in my head of what countries like Germany, Austria and Switzerland would look like. There would be cobbled streets, half timbered houses and castles around every corner. My first visit to Hamburg on a school...
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