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 Chloe D | Nov 11, 2015 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
One of my favourite things about working on in Mayfair, London was that I was a stone’s throw from amazing health food shops and cafes. I loved popping out on my lunch break to pick up a sweet potato, pomegranate, and feta salad, or working my way through various...
by Jay | Oct 14, 2015 | Daily life, History and culture, Uncategorized
Here in Cologne, people tend to scrunch up their faces a bit when I tell them I live on the “other” side of the Rhine. And not in Deutz, close to the river and the city, but Kalk, deep into the hinterlands of the Falsche Seite. Kalk is a neighborhood with...
by Chloe D | Sep 2, 2015 | History and culture
The situation is all over the news, it’s what people are earnestly discussing over dinner, it has moved the country on a national scale – I’m talking about Europe’s migrant crisis and the role Germany is playing. This is not the time nor place...
by Chloe D | May 20, 2015 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I first heard of quark (such a wonderfully German name) 7 years ago in the “exotic” dairy section of a high-end UK supermarket in London. I was with my German husband. “Oooh” he exclaimed, with tangible excitement, “Look, quark –...
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