by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 22, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Recently I was conducting one of my first interviews, showcasing my new company and covering what it means to work in a startup. It struck me as a little surreal. This was a real “fake it til you make it” moment as I had just started in my first startup...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 4, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
COVID-19 has changed a lot of things. Some things suddenly and drastically, while more changes are sure to continue happening for the foreseeable future. Life is different than it used to be just a few months ago. I am doing my best – like so many of us –...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 10, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
If you missed the story about the wild boar who took a man’s bag at the lake, only to have the nude bather pursue, you missed out. (Just kidding: a link to the original post or just google “Berlin”, “nude”, “boar” and it will...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Mar 23, 2020 | Berlin, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
I have a cousin from Arkansas who recently moved to China with her family. I admire their adventurous spirit as I can’t imagine a much more drastic change for them. Moving from Seattle to Berlin as two footloose and fancy-free twenty-year-olds is one thing....
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