by Chloe D | Jul 30, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
“It’s like being interviewed for a shared flat,” my German friend, the freelance TV producer, says to me one Wednesday morning over one of those pungent Berlin coffees. Having left our laptops gently purring on our dining table desks, we are now...
by Jane | Nov 15, 2011 | History and culture
San Diego kicked off its first German Film Festival, German Currents in 2011. It seemed to be a long time coming considering that there are an estimated 100,000 Germans living in the San Diego metro area and Orange County. The festival opened with the screening of...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Mar 8, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues
I had planned to go see the movie “Valentine’s Day” with my eldest daughter this past week in English, but the few times it was being shown just didn’t work for us. On Friday we finally decided to go to see it in German in the local theater,...
by HF | Feb 14, 2010 | History and culture
Things can move slowly in Germany and Berlin. Especially things having to do with “the war” and the Nazi past. The German-born film actress Marlene Dietrich falls into this category. Some Germans (the dumb ones) still view Dietrich as a traitor to Germany....
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