by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 13, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Losing a pet is an experience I don’t like to relive, but I am sharing my trauma in the hopes it will relieve your drama if you ever find yourself in a similar situation. Here’s the story of how we lost our cat in Berlin – and got her back. At first,...
by HF | Jun 29, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A while back, someone in our Expat Forum posted a clever “You know you’re in Germany when…” I happened to run across that list again recently and thought I’d use it as inspiration for today’s blog entry. These brief “You know...
by HF | Jan 9, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
What is “Germany”? When most English-speaking people think of Germany, images of lederhosen, the Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle (the “Disney castle”), and Oktoberfest are probably the first things that pop into their heads. Of course all of those...
by Jay | Dec 23, 2015 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
While on a recent college visit with some students from the US, the topic of German food came up. We’d already experienced many culinary delicacies on our way, and they wanted to know what my favorite was. One mainstay came quickly to mind: Döner Kebab. This got...
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